different between morphosyntax vs portmanteau

English

Etymology

morpho- +? syntax

Noun

morphosyntax (countable and uncountable, plural morphosyntaxes)

1. (linguistics) Morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• (travelling case): portmantua
• (schoolbag): (shortening) port, (shortening) school port

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??t?mæn.t??/
• (US) enPR: pôrtm?'nt?, pô'rtm?nt??, IPA^(key): /p???t?mænto?/, /?p???tmæn?to?/

Etymology 1

French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“carry”) + manteau (“coat”).

Noun

portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)

1. A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
2. (Australia, dated) A schoolbag.
3. (archaic) A hook on which to hang clothing.

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Etymology 2

First used by Lewis Carroll in Through The Looking Glass to describe the words he coined in Jabberwocky.

Adjective

portmanteau (not comparable)

1. (attributive, linguistics) Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

Noun

portmanteau (plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux)

1. (linguistics) A portmanteau word.

   Synonyms: blend, frankenword, portmanteau word

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Derived terms

• portmanteau film
• portmanteau word

Verb

portmanteau (third-person singular simple present portmanteaus, present participle portmanteauing, simple past and past participle portmanteaued)

1. To make a portmanteau word.

See also

• List of portmanteau words defined in Wiktionary
• Wikipedia article on portmanteaus (cases and words)