Transinflect

What is Transinflect?


1.

v. trans·in·flect

To apply the inflective characteristics of one language to another language's word. Compare to "transliterate" which means to represent the alphabetic symbols of one language to those corresponding symbols of another language based on phonetics. From Latin trans + de + clinare (across + down + bend).

The teaching assistant transinflected Ben's name by calling him Benissimo.

See decline, change, morph, word


93

Random Words:

1. the way to say obviouslyto someone who's asking a stupidquestion. She's Ahb-viously rich. See obviously, stupid, blah, duh, ..
1. Having Zenon like tendancies A person who falsely represents his or her wealth is Zenotious. See obnoxious, phony, jewish, charlatan..
1. definition of retarded "Whoa, tht guys like so weird..what a Zulika!" See zulika, retarded, mental, spastic, weird..