portmanteau words

Portmanteau word, also called blend, a word that results from blending two or more words, or parts of words, such that the portmanteau word expresses some combination of the meaning of its parts.

1. What are the two words that make up the portmanteau infotainment?
2. What is it called when you combine two words?
3. Who invented portmanteau words?
4. Is Internet a portmanteau?
5. What does portmanteau mean in English?
6. What is portmanteau English?
7. What's a anagram?
8. What is a affix?
9. What does motel mean?
10. Is Frabjous a real word?
11. Is Hangry a portmanteau?
12. What is cant called?

What are the two words that make up the portmanteau infotainment?

Below is a list of examples of portmanteau words in modern language.

• education + entertainment = edutainment.
• fan + magazine = fanzine.
• cyberspace + magazine = cyberzine.
• Oxford + Cambridge = Oxbridge.
• telephone + marathon = telethon.
• medical + care = Medicare.
• parachute + troops = paratroops.
• motor + hotel = motel.

What is it called when you combine two words?

A portmanteau (/pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/ ( listen), /ˌpɔːrtmænˈtoʊ/) or portmanteau word (from "portmanteau", a kind of luggage) is a blend of words in which parts of multiple words are combined into a new word, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or motel, from motor and hotel.

Who invented portmanteau words?

A blend is also known as a portmanteau word, a term devised by Lewis Carroll. In Through a Looking-Glass (1871) he wrote: 'You see, it's like a portmanteau … there are two meanings packed up in the one word'.

Is Internet a portmanteau?

netizen = Internet + citizen.

What does portmanteau mean in English?

Portmanteau word, also called blend, a word that results from blending two or more words, or parts of words, such that the portmanteau word expresses some combination of the meaning of its parts. ... A portmanteau is a suitcase that opens into halves.

What is portmanteau English?

1 : a large suitcase. 2 : a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (such as smog from smoke and fog) portmanteau.

What's a anagram?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase The word "secure" is an anagram of "rescue."

What is a affix?

Affix, a grammatical element that is combined with a word, stem, or phrase to produce derived or inflected forms. There are three main types of affixes: prefixes, infixes, and suffixes.

What does motel mean?

: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area.

Is Frabjous a real word?

frabjous

Frabjous means "great, wonderful, fabulous," and is a blend of either fabulous and joyous, or fair and joyous.

Is Hangry a portmanteau?

Hangry describes the state of being irritable because of hunger. It is a portmanteau of the words hungry and angry.

What is cant called?

A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can't (can + not), don't (do + not), and I've (I + have) are all contractions. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.