Found:
exocentric compound
MORPHOLOGY: a term used to refer to a particular type of compound,
viz. compounds that lack a head. Often these
compounds refer to pejorative properties of human beings. A Dutch compound
such as wijsneus 'wise guy' (LIT. 'wise-nose') (in normal
usage) does not refer to a nose that is wise. In fact, it does not even refer
to a nose, but to a human being with a particular property. An alternative
term used for compounds such as wijsneus is bahuvrihi compound.
LIT. | Kiparsky, P. (1982) Spencer, A. (1991) |