autosemantisch

autosemantic; having independent meaning

English translations

  1. 01

    auto-semantic

Word details

German meaning
Ein Wort oder eine Wortgruppe, die eine eigenständige Bedeutung hat, ohne auf andere Wörter im Satz angewiesen zu sein.
English meaning
Autosemantic
German example
Substantive sind oft autosemantische Wörter.
English example
Nouns are often autosemantic words.

Example sentences with “autosemantisch”

  1. Nomen sind meist autosemantische Wörter. (Nouns are usually autosemantic words.)

Frequently asked questions

What does autosemantisch mean in linguistics?

It refers to words (like nouns or verbs) that carry a clear lexical meaning on their own, as opposed to synsemantic words (like prepositions).