parasynthetic words

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We explain what parasynthetic words are, how they are formed and what types exist. Also, various examples in sentences.

A parasynthetic word encompasses the meanings of the morphemes that compose it.

What are parasynthetic words?

The words Parasynthetic are those that are obtained through the process of word formation known as parasynthesis, which consists of the union of two or more complex morphemes, between which simple forms do not intermediate, to achieve a result that encompasses the total meanings of the whole.

In other words, parasynthesis is a complex process of word formation in which both derivation and composition take place, without one method dominating the other, in order to achieve words of greater meaning.

In fact, parasynthetic words are recognizable by their complex structure, in which different lexemes can be recognized, such as "beggar" (for + god + suffix -but, that is, a person who asks through God, as beggars usually do).

Parasynthesis is an important process for the construction of new words and terms in the Spanish language, and it generally occurs according to the following formulas:

Releasable morpheme + Releasable morpheme + Non-releasable morpheme

Non-releasable morpheme + Releasable morpheme + Non-releasable morpheme

Where the releasable morphemes are those words or roots that have their own and recognizable meaning separately from the rest of the word, as in the previous case “por” (preposition) and “Dios” (noun); while non-releasable morphemes are those that obey the logic of derivation or affixation, as in the previous case, the suffix “-ero”.

Types and examples of parasynthetic words

Parasynthetic words can belong to any of the categories grammatical known, generally depending on their completion. For example:

Nouns parasynthetics:

  • Excommunication (prefix Former + communicate + suffix -tion).
  • Motorsports (Car + Mobile + suffix -ism).
  • Deaf-mute (Deaf + Mute + suffix -ez).
  • Overpopulation (About + Town + suffix -tion).

Adjectives parasynthetics:

  • Latin American (Latin + America + suffix -year).
  • Tinsmith (Leaf + Can + suffix -ero).
  • Seven months (Seven + Month + suffix -no).
  • Orange (infix to– + Orange + suffix -ado).

Adverbs parasynthetics:

  • Grumpily (Evil + humor + infix -ada + suffix -mind).
  • Dispassionately (prefix Des- + infix to– + passion + infix -ada + suffix -mind).
  • Endlessly (prefix In + end up + suffix -ble + suffix -mind).

Verbs parasynthetics:

  • Treasure (prefix TO– + treasure + suffix -ar).
  • SquintBetween + closing + suffix -ar).
  • Detoxify (prefix Des- + affix in– + toxic + suffix -ar).
  • Predominate (prefix Pre– + domain + suffix -ar).

Sentences with parasynthetic words

Here are some sentences with the parasynthetic words given as an example above:

  • Excommunication was a common practice of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.
  • At home we are all motorsport fans.
  • A significant percentage of the students suffers from deaf-muteness.
  • In China they faced a serious problem of overpopulation.
  • It is not easy to find the essence of Latin America.
  • One of my cousins ​​ended up being a tinsmith.
  • The neighbors had a seven-month-old baby.
  • What an orange sun we have today!
  • Don't do things in a bad mood, please.
  • He told me what he thought dispassionately.
  • Yesterday the talk went on endlessly.
  • My mother has taken to hoarding those discount coupons.
  • You don't have to squint the entrance gate that way.
  • Let's go to the hospital, so they can detox you.
  • Your comments tend to dominate our meetings.
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