morphème
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) + -ème, coined on the model of phonème.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
morphème m (plural morphèmes)
- (linguistic morphology) morpheme (smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “morphème”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.