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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

morpho- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /mɔɹfə-/ (General-American)
  • /mɔɹfoʊ-/ (General-American)

Etymology

Representing combining form of Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) shape, form, or morphology.
    • While working on Ilaksh, it occurred to me that the morpho-phonological structure of Ilaksh could be applied to a new version of Ithkuil as well, allowing Ithkuil to be made even more concise than it is now. 2006, “Ithkuil Q & A”, in The Conlanger's Library, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025, page 11: