ALLOMORPH


Meaning of ALLOMORPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-ə-ˌmȯrf ]

noun

Etymology: allo- + morph eme

Date: 1945

: one of a set of forms that a morpheme may take in different contexts

the -s of cats, the -en of oxen, and the zero suffix of sheep are allomorph s of the English plural morpheme

• al·lo·mor·phic ˌa-lə-ˈmȯr-fik adjective

• al·lo·mor·phism ˈa-lə-ˌmȯr-ˌfi-zəm noun

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