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How to turn an adjective into a noun



 
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How to turn an adjective into a noun #1 (permalink) Tue May 23, 2006 5:00 am   How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Is there a term for "making an adjective a noun".
Like in German they say "Nominalisierung".
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How to turn an adjective into a noun #2 (permalink) Tue May 23, 2006 6:40 am   How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Hi Sakoos

The verb "nominalize" means to change verb or adjective into a noun. You can nominalize 'nominalize' by changing it to 'nominalization'. :D

(I assume the spelling in the UK would be "nominalise".)

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How to turn an adjective into a noun #3 (permalink) Thu May 25, 2006 7:15 am   How to turn an adjective into a noun
 

Thanks a lot Amy

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The inverse #4 (permalink) Fri Dec 23, 2011 2:56 am   The inverse
 

Is there a term for the inverse? Turn a noun to an adjective? Or even just a general term for the changing of a word from one part of speech to another, such as Legendarium to Legendary?
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