inflectional+etymology
81derivation — [der΄ə vā′shən] n. [ME derivacioun < L derivatio < pp. of derivare: see DERIVE] 1. a deriving or being derived 2. descent or origination 3. something derived; a derivative 4. the source or origin of something 5. the origin and development… …
82inflection — n. (also inflexion) 1 a the act or condition of inflecting or being inflected. b an instance of this. 2 Gram. a the process or practice of inflecting words. b an inflected form of a word. c a suffix etc. used to inflect, e.g. ed. 3 a modulation… …
83prefix — n. & v. n. 1 a verbal element placed at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning (e.g. ex , non , re ) or (in some languages) as an inflectional formative. 2 a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr). v.tr. (often foll. by to) 1 add… …
84syncretism — n. 1 Philos. & Theol. the process or an instance of syncretizing (see SYNCRETIZE). 2 Philol. the merging of different inflectional varieties in the development of a language. Derivatives: syncretic adj. syncretist n. syncretistic adj. Etymology:… …
85desinence — ˈdezənən(t)s, esə noun ( s) Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin desinentia, from Latin desinent , desinens + ia : termination the desinence of a verse …
86kana-majiri — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmäjərē noun ( s) Etymology: Japanese, from kana + majiri mixture : the standard form of Japanese writing consisting of kanji supplemented by hiragana characters to indicate inflectional endings and function words and to show… …
87terminational — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshənəl, shnəl adjective Etymology: termination + al 1. : of, relating to, or forming a termination terminational accentuation 2. : formed by inflectional suffixes terminational comparison of adjectives compare periphrastic …
88absolutive — ˌabsəˈlüd.iv also lyü adjective Etymology: absolute + ive (I) (I) : of, relating to, or being an inflectional morpheme that typically marks the subject of an intransitive verb or the direct object of a transitive verb in an ergative language …
