Suppletion

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Suppletion

[zʊpleˈt͡si̯oːn]

Rhymes with oːn

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lateinisch supplētio „Auffüllung, Ergänzung“

noun Suppletion · Suppletionen

Von Suppletion spricht man, wenn Flexionsformen eines Wortes von verschiedenen Wortstämmen gebildet werden. Auf diese Weise kommen Suppletivparadigmen zustande. Beim Hilfsverb „sein“ mit den Formen „bin, bist, ist, sind, seid, sind“ liegt Suppletion vor.
Similar: Suppletivismus

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suppletion (grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms other

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"Suppletion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/suppletion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Suppletion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/suppletion

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"Suppletion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/suppletion.

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@misc{suppletion_2026,
  title = {Suppletion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/suppletion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}