morph
A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible…A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
» What's your python's morph?
Яка морфа вашого пітона?
Яка морфа твого пітона?
Meaning
6 sensesA recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
morph
морфmorf
An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.
A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.
Morphe
A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.
(slang, uncountable)Morphine.
A hermaphrodite, an intersex person.
Examples
7 sentencesWhat's your python's morph?
Яка морфа вашого пітона?
In the book, the protagonist can morph.
Adriano morphed into a monster.
It is time to morph!
Yanni morphed into a threatening figure in Rima's dreams.
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare GeBack-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.
Back-formation from morphism. Attested since the 1950s. See also morphology.
Clipping of metamorphose.
Clipping of morphine.
Clipping of morphodite.
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