substantivieren
German, verb/ˌzʊpstantiˈviːʁən/
substantivieren is spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-V-I-E-R-E-N (15 letters). Substantivieren is a German verb meaning “to substantivise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Substantiv aus einer anderen Wortart ableiten”.
What does substantivieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to substantivise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Substantiv aus einer anderen Wortart ableiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of substantivieren
- substantiviert present singular third-person
- substantivierte past
- haben auxiliary
- substantivierend participle present
- substantiviere first-person indicative present
- substantivierst indicative present second-person
- substantivierest second-person singular subjunctive
- substantivieret plural second-person subjunctive
- substantivierten first-person indicative plural
- substantiviertest indicative preterite second-person
- substantiviertet indicative plural preterite
- substantivier imperative second-person singular
- habe substantiviert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben substantiviert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- substantiviere! imperative singular
- substantivier! imperative singular
- substantiviert! imperative plural
- substantiviert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce substantivieren?
- /ˌzʊpstantiˈviːʁən/
- [ˌzʊpstantiˈviːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.