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Pronunciation / Transliteration: morfema
"Na palavra 'injusto', 'in-' e 'justo' são morfemas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The smallest meaningful unit of language, which cannot be further divided.
"In the word 'unhappiness', 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness' are all morphemes." - 2
A variant form of a morpheme, especially in linguistics.
"The verb 'to be' has several morphs, including 'am', 'is', and 'are'."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'morph' originates from the Greek word 'morphē', meaning 'form' or 'shape'. It was adopted into English in the early 20th century, particularly in the fields of linguistics and biology, to describe the smallest grammatical unit in a language and the form of organisms, respectively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Morph" is said worldwide
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morphe
Transliteration: morphe
"Dans le mot 'inacceptable', 'in-', 'acceptable' sont des morphes."
Morphem
Transliteration: Morphem
"Im Wort 'unfreundlich' sind 'un-', 'freund' und '-lich' Morphene."
morfema
Transliteration: morfema
"Nel termine 'infelice', 'in-' e 'felice' sono morfemi."
morfema
Transliteration: morfema
"En la palabra 'injusticia', 'in-' y 'justicia' son morfemas."
morfema
Transliteration: morfema
"Na palavra 'injusto', 'in-' e 'justo' são morfemas."
रूप
Transliteration: Roop
"शब्द 'असंगत' में 'अ-' और 'संगत' रूप हैं।"
语素
Transliteration: yǔsù
"在词'不快乐'中，'不'和'快乐'是语素。"
형태소
Transliteration: hyeongtaeso
"단어 '불행'에서 '불'과 '행'은 형태소입니다."
形態素
Transliteration: keitaiso
"単語'不幸'では'不'と'幸'が形態素です。"
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