dérivation inverse
French, noun/de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.vɛʁs/
dérivation inverse is spelled D-É-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-I-N-V-E-R-S-E (17 letters). Dérivation inverse is a French feminine noun meaning “back-formation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dérivation passant par la suppression de la désinence d'un verbe”.
What does dérivation inverse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineback-formation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dérivation passant par la suppression de la désinence d'un verbe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dérivation inverse
- dérivations inverses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dérivation inverse?
- /de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.vɛʁs/
- \de.ʁi.va.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.vɛʁs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.