Definition
In linguistics, describing languages that express concepts by combining morphemes (word-parts) into long compound words; also: tending to cause adhesion.
Etymology
From Latin 'agglutinare' (to glue together) — 'ad-' (to) + 'glutinare' (to glue), from 'gluten' (glue). Turkish, Finnish, and Japanese are agglutinative — one word can be a whole sentence!
Kelly Says
Some languages GLUE word-parts together into mega-words! In Turkish, one word can mean 'as if you are one of those whom we cannot make into a civilizer!' Languages are like LEGO — some use lots of small pieces! 🧩🗣ï¸
Translations
ARالعربية
اللصاق
al-laṣāq
CACatalà
aglutinativa
/aɡlu.ti.naˈti.va/
CSČeština
přívažný
/pr̝̊iˈvaʒniː/
DADansk
sammenføjet
/sam.men.fø.jəd/
DEDeutsch
agglutinativ
/aɡluˈtiːnaˌtiːf/
ELΕλληνικά
συγκολλητικός
sygkollētikós
ESEspañol
aglutinante
aɣluˈtinante
FISuomi
liittyy
/ˈliːt.tyy/
FRFrançais
agglutinatif
/aɡ.ly.ti.na.tif/
HUMagyar
ragasztó
/rɑɡɑʃtoː/
IDBahasa Indonesia
aglutinatif
/aɡluˈtinatɪf/
ITItaliano
agglutinativo
/aʎʎutinaˈtiːvo/
KKKK
агглютинативті
aglʹyutinativti
KMKM
ច្របន្តបន្ថែម
chrɑbɑntɑbɑntɛəm
MSBahasa Melayu
aglutinatif
/aɡluˈtinatɪf/
MYမြန်မာ
တွဲခြင်း
twe hkrang
NLNederlands
agglutinerend
/ɑɣlyˈtinərənt/
NONorsk
sammenføyd
/sam.men.føyd/
PLPolski
aglutynatywny
/aɡluˈtɨnatɨvnɨ/
PTPortuguês
aglutinante
/aɡluˈtɨnɐ̃tɨ/
RORomână
aglutinativ
/aɡlu.ti.naˈtiv/
RUРусский
агглютинативный
aglʹyutinativnyy
SVSvenska
agglutinerande
/aɡluːtiˈneːrande/
SWKiswahili
kutangaza
/ku.tanɡa.zɑ/
TEతెలుగు
అంటిపెట్టు
aṁṭi peṭṭu
THไทย
การเชื่อม
kān cheūam
TLTL
nakalakip
/na.kalak.ɪp/
TRTürkçe
eklemeli
/ec.le.me.li/
UKУкраїнська
аглютинативний
ahlʹyutynatyvnyy
ZUZU
ukwaziswa
/u.kwa.zi.swa/