Nominal composition is one of the main means a language has to extend its lexicon through the combination of simple units into more complex forms. In the context of the Romance family, Friulian too exploited the potentialities of nominal composition to create new expressions aimed at indicating abstract or concrete elements whose definition was not possible through basic units. The structure and syntax of the six main types of compounds (coordinating, attributive, appositional, subordinating, prepositional, possessive) is examined on the synchronic level through the use of pertinent examples. More specifically, we examine how Friulian innovated itself in this aspect compared to Latin and how it was influenced by the Germanic and Slavonic languages spoken in the nearby territories.
