Morphem
dasNounmorpheme
English translations
- 01
morpheme
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Morphem ist die kleinste bedeutungstragende Einheit in der Sprache.
- English meaning
- A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit in a language.
- Synonym
- sprachliche Grundeinheit
- German example
- Das Wort 'Unfreundlichkeit' besteht aus drei Morphemen: 'un-', 'freundlich-' und '-keit'.
- English example
- The word 'unfriendliness' consists of three morphemes: 'un-', 'friendli-' and '-ness'.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Morphem
- Plural Form
- die Morpheme
Related words
- morphemisch
Morphemic means that something concerns or is based on the properties or structure of morphemes.
- Ableitungsmorphem
Derivational morpheme
- Lexem
Lexeme
- Wortschrift
Logographic script
- Autosemantikum
autosemantic word
- morphologisch
morphological
- Bindevokal
A linking vowel is a vowel that is inserted between two word parts or morphemes to ease pronunciation.
- polysynthetisch
Polysynthetic means that a language combines a large number of morphemes (the smallest meaningful units) into a single word to express complex meanings.
- Interfix
An interfix is a morphological element inserted between two morphemes within a word to ease pronunciation or support word formation.
Example sentences with “Morphem”
Ein Morphem ist die kleinste bedeutungstragende Einheit. (A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is Morphem?
It is a neuter noun (das).