morphème

See also: morpheme and Morpheme

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) + -ème, coined on the model of phonème.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔʁ.fɛm/

Noun

morphème m (plural morphèmes)

(linguistics, linguistic morphology) morpheme (smallest linguistic unit)

Further reading

“morphème” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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