morph

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
2. An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive, colloquial) To change shape, from one form to another, through computer animation.
2. To shapeshift.
3. (broadly) To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.

Synoniemen

metamorphose

deformation

rejuvenate

transformation

change form

become deformed

deform

change shape

Vertalingen

morphe

Morph

morfo

verformen

morphen

transformar

morpher

transformar

mudar de forma

μεταμορφώνομαι

metamorfosar

morf

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɔː(ɹ)f/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Duits: Morph

In summary

Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.