morpheme
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morpheme
- /ˈmɔː.fiːm/ UK
- /ˈmɔɹ.fim/ Canada, US
- /ˈmoː.fiːm/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surface analysis, morph + -eme.
noun morphemes
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The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.
Just as a regiment is ultimately made up of soldiers, so the sentence is of morphemes—they are its ultimate constituents.
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Translations
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noun smallest linguistic unit
| Español | morfema |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 형태소 hyeongtaeso |
| 日本語 | 形態素 keitaiso |
| 中文 | 詞素 /词素 císù, 語素 /语素 yǔsù |
| हिन्दी | रूपिम rūpim |
| Kiswahili | mofimu |
| Português | morfema |
| Français | morphème |
| Deutsch | Morphem |
| Italiano | morfema |
| Ελληνικά | μόρφημα mórfima |
| Română | morfem |
| Русский | морфе́ма morféma |
| Tiếng Việt | hình vị |
| العربية | مُورْفِيم mōrfēm, مُورْفِيم mūrfīm, مَقْطَع صَرْفِيّ maqṭaʕ ṣarfiyy |
| עברית | מוֹרְפֶמָה morfema |
Talk about this word "morpheme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morpheme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morpheme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morpheme "morpheme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morpheme.Cite this
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title = {morpheme},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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