derivation - Technical term for the Noun version of an Adjective and vice versa?
Given (as an example) an adjective form "liable" and the noun form "liability" what is the technical term (if any) that describes the relationships mapping one to the other?
Here are some other examples:
- available (j) & availability (n)
- red (j) & redness (n)
- culpable (j) & culpability (n)
The closest thing I could find was "derivationally related form" or "derivation", but I'd like to know the more specific way to describe the adj<-->noun relationships.
Answer
available (adj) & availability (noun)
red (adj) & redness (noun)
culpable (adj) & culpability (noun)
The usual term is 'de-adjectival noun' for nouns formed this way.
The process involved is called 'nominalisation'.
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