Derivation (morphology)

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Derivation refers to a part of morphology that is characterized by relatively concrete morphological meanings, potential semantic irregularity, restrictions in applicability, and so on. It contrasts with inflection, which tends to show more abstract meanings, regularity, and unrestricted applicability.

Synonym

Polysemy

Derivation has a number of other senses:

Other languages

German Derivation (de), Ableitung