morpheme

Meaning

The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.

Synonyms

affix

grapheme

suffix

semantic primitive

Translations

morphème

Morphem

morfema

morfema

morfeem

morfema

morfema

μόρφημα

morphema

morfem

morfèma

monème

Monem

مرفيم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔː.fiːm/

Etymology

From French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surface analysis, morph + -eme.