changes of word class or Part of Speech (PoS)

  • nominalization - the formation of new nouns from verbs or adjectives
    Suffix Base Verb/Adjective Derived Noun
    -ation computerize (v) computerization
    -ee appoint (v) appointee
    -er kill (v) killer
    -ness fuzzy (adj) fuzziness
  • adjective formation - the formation of new adjectives from nouns or verbs
    Suffix Base Noun/Verb Derived Adjective
    -al computation (n) computational
    -able embrace (v) embraceable
    -less clue (n) clueless