morpheme
morpheme · morphemes
морфема
морфема
Morphem
The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaningThe smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.
UK/ˈmɔː.fiːm/US/ˈmɔɹ.fim/
» The reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.
Meaning
1 sensesThe smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.
Morphem
морфе́маmorféma
морфе́маmorféma
More definitions
- minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Examples
1 sentencesThe reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin
From French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surfFrom French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surface analysis, morph + -eme.
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