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Pronunciation / Transliteration: morˈfɛma
"La parola 'incomprensibile' contiene quattro morfemi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be further divided.
"In the word 'unhappiness', 'un-', 'happy', and '-ness' are all morphemes." - 2
A unit of meaning in a language, which may be a word or a part of a word.
"The morpheme 'cat' conveys a specific meaning, while 'cats' adds the morpheme '-s' to indicate plurality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'morpheme' originates from the Greek word 'morphe', meaning 'form' or 'shape', combined with the suffix '-eme', which denotes a unit of linguistic structure. The concept was introduced in the early 20th century by linguists to describe the smallest grammatical units in a language.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Morpheme" is said worldwide
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morphème
Transliteration: morfɛm
"Le mot 'inacceptable' contient trois morphèmes."
Morphem
Transliteration: mɔʁˈfeːm
"Das Wort 'unfreundlich' hat drei Morpheme."
morfema
Transliteration: morˈfɛma
"La parola 'incomprensibile' contiene quattro morfemi."
morfema
Transliteration: morˈfema
"La palabra 'incomprensible' tiene tres morfemas."
morfema
Transliteration: morˈfema
"A palavra 'incompreensível' contém quatro morfemas."
मॉर्फेम
Transliteration: morfem
"शब्द 'असम्भव' में तीन मॉर्फेम होते हैं।"
语素
Transliteration: yǔsù
"词语 '不可理解' 包含三个语素。"
형태소
Transliteration: hyeongtaeso
"단어 '이해할 수 없는'은 세 개의 형태소를 포함합니다."
形態素
Transliteration: keitaiso
"単語 '理解できない' には三つの形態素があります。"
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