morphology
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morphology
- /mɔːˈfɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ UK
- /mɔɹˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US
- /moːˈfɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Morphologie. By surface analysis, morpho- + -logy.
noun morphologies
- The study of the internal structure of morphemes (words and their semantic building blocks). There are many ways to show that word structure is different from phrase and sentence structure. We will mention two here. First, free constituent order in syntax is common cross-linguistically; many languages lack fixed order of the kind that one finds in English. In morphology, on the other hand,
- The study of the form and structure of animals and plants.
- The study of the structure of rocks and landforms.
- Mathematical morphology.
- The form and structure of something.
- A description of the form and structure of something.
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Closest in meaning: geomorphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure, pattern, illustration, form, shape, configuration, anatomy, constitution, structure, contour, outline, figure, profile
Translations
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noun a scientific study of form and structure
| Español | morfología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 형태학 hyeongtaehak, 어형론 eohyeongnon |
| 日本語 | 形態学 keitaigaku, 語形論 gokeiron |
| 中文 | 形態學 /形态学 xíngtàixué |
| Kiswahili | mofolojia |
| Português | morfologia |
| Français | morphologie |
| Deutsch | Morphologie, Formenlehre |
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Ελληνικά | μορφολογία morfología |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija |
| العربية | مُورْفُولُوجِيَا morfolōjiyā, صَرْف ṣarf |
| עברית | מוֹרְפוֹלוֹגְיָה morfológya |
noun linguistics: study of the form and structure
| Español | morfología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 형태론 hyeongtaeron |
| 日本語 | 形態論 keitairon |
| 中文 | 形態學 /形态学 xíngtàixué, 構詞學 /构词学 gòucíxué, 詞型變化 /词型变化 cíxíngbiànhuà, 語形學 /语形学 yǔxíngxué, 詞法學 /词法学 |
| हिन्दी | पदविज्ञान padvijñān |
| Kiswahili | mofolojia |
| Português | morfologia |
| Français | morphologie |
| Deutsch | Morphologie, Wortbildung, Formenlehre |
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Ελληνικά | μορφολογία morfología |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija, словообразова́ние slovoobrazovánije |
| Tiếng Việt | hình thái học |
| العربية | صَرْف ṣarf, مُورْفُولُوجِيَا murfulūjiyā, تَصْرِيف taṣrīf |
noun geology: study of the form and structure
| Português | morfologia |
|---|---|
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija |
noun biology: study of the form and structure
| Español | morfología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 형태학 hyeongtaehak |
| 日本語 | 形態学 keitaigaku |
| 中文 | 形態學 /形态学 xíngtàixué |
| हिन्दी | स्वरूपशास्त्र svarūpśāstra |
| Português | morfologia |
| Français | morphologie |
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija |
| Tiếng Việt | hình thái học |
noun the form and structure of something
| 한국어 | 형태 hyeongtae |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 形態 keitai |
| 中文 | 形態 /形态 xíngtài |
| Português | morfologia |
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija |
noun a description of the form and structure of something
| Português | morfologia |
|---|---|
| Italiano | morfologia |
| Română | morfologie |
| Русский | морфоло́гия morfológija |
Talk about this word "morphology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morphology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morphology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morphology "morphology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morphology.Cite this
@misc{morphology_2026,
title = {morphology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morphology},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
