Edificing

/ˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of edifice (archaic); the act of building or constructing, or metaphorically, building up knowledge and virtue.

Etymology

From the verb edifice, which derives from Latin edificare. Though edifice became primarily a noun in English, edificing preserves the gerund form showing how the word was once commonly used as an active verb.

Kelly Says

Edificing is essentially a ghost word—it appears in old texts but feels completely foreign to modern speakers because we stopped using edifice as a verb centuries ago, yet the word form lingers like a linguistic fossil.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
建てる
ken-te-ru
ARالعربية
بناء
banaa
BNবাংলা
নির্মাণ করা
nir-maan kor-a
CACatalà
edificar
eh-dee-fi-kar
CSČeština
stavět
sta-veht
DADansk
opføre
op-foere
DEDeutsch
errichten
er-rik-ten
ELΕλληνικά
κτίζω
k-tee-zo
ESEspañol
edificar
eh-dee-fi-kar
FAفارسی
ساختن
sa-kht-an
FISuomi
rakentaa
ra-ken-taa
FRFrançais
édifier
eh-dee-fee-ay
GUGU
બનાવવું
ba-na-vu
HAHA
gyara
gee-ra
HEעברית
לבנות
lev-not
HIहिन्दी
निर्माण करना
nir-maan kar-na
HUMagyar
építeni
e-p-i-teni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membangun
mem-bang-gun
IGIG
kpọ
kpo
ITItaliano
edificare
eh-dee-fi-ka-reh
JA日本語
建設する
ken-setsu-suru
KKKK
құрылты
ku-rylt-y
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preu-bra-su
KO한국어
건설하다
geondeul-hada
MRMR
बांधणे
ban-dha-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
membina
mem-bi-na
MYမြန်မာ
ဆောက်လုပ်
sauk-lu-pok
NLNederlands
opbouwen
op-bou-wen
NONorsk
oppføre
op-foere
PAPA
ਬਣਾਉਣਾ
ban-a-u-na
PLPolski
budować
boo-do-vat
PTPortuguês
edificar
eh-dee-fi-kar
RORomână
construi
kon-strui
RUРусский
строить
stro-it
SVSvenska
uppföra
up-fo-ra
SWKiswahili
jenga
jen-ga
TAதமிழ்
கட்டமைக்க
kat-ta-mai-kka
TEతెలుగు
నిర్మించు
nir-min-chu
THไทย
ก่อสร้าง
gor-sa-ang
TLTL
tayo
ta-yo
TRTürkçe
inşa etmek
in-sha eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
будувати
boo-doo-vat-i
URاردو
بنانا
bana-na
VITiếng Việt
xây dựng
khai-d-ung
YOYO
gbe
gbeh
ZH中文
建造
jian-zhao
ZUZU
ukus
oo-kus

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