byform

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byform

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From by- + form. Compare West Frisian byfoarm (“byform”), Dutch bijvorm (“byform”).

noun byforms · by-form · bye-form

An alternative tangential, subordinate, or secondary variant form of a word or morpheme.
Similar: sideform

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noun tangential or subordinate form

Español	variante
Português	variante
Français	variante
Deutsch	Nebenform, Variante
Italiano	variante

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@misc{byform_2026,
  title = {byform},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/byform},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}