Isolating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Isolating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of isolate.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of isolate.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, of languages) Having low morpheme per word ratio and no inflectional morphemes.
Example Sentences
As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include analytic, uninflected, segregation, separating, segregated, separate.
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