Definition of Inflectional suffix

1. Noun. An inflection that is added at the end of a root word.

Exact synonyms: Inflectional Ending
Generic synonyms: Ending, Termination

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inflectional Suffix

inflaton
inflatons
inflator
inflators
inflatus
inflect
inflectable
inflected
inflecting
inflection
inflection point
inflection points
inflectional
inflectional ending
inflectional morphology
inflectional suffix (current term)
inflectionally
inflectionless
inflections
inflective
inflector
inflectors
inflects
inflesh
infleshed
infleshes
infleshing
inflex
inflexed
inflexes

Literary usage of Inflectional suffix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Toda Grammar and Texts by Murray Barnson Emeneau (1984)
"... 076, o'0; it is clear that the 3rd person has zero inflectional suffix. The inflectional suffixes, then, are: -en -em -um -У -5 These are parallel to ..."

2. A Greek Grammar: Accidence and Syntax for Schools and Colleges by John Thompson (1902)
"... the stem is Xoyo and « is tho inflectional suffix denoting the nominative case. But sometimes there is no inflectional suffix, ..."

3. A High School Grammar: Dealing with the Science of the English Language, the by Alonzo Reed, Brainerd Kellogg (1906)
"... is added the inflectional suffix -s to indicate plurality; and to truth is appended the inflectional suffix -'s to express case relation to sake. ..."

4. A High School Grammar: Dealing with the Science of the English Language, the by Alonzo Reed, Brainerd Kellogg (1900)
"... is added the inflectional suffix -s to indicate plurality; and to truth is appended the inflectional suffix -'s to express case relation to sake. ..."

5. An Elementary German Grammar by Edward Charles Wesselhoeft (1912)
"<5, bf at the end of a word or syllable, and before an inflectional suffix beginning with a consonant, has the sound of t: ..."

6. The Functional Elements of an English Sentence by W.G. Wrightson (1882)
"When added to a Predicative root they formed what is known as the Stem of a noun, verb, &c., and were followed by the inflectional suffix. ..."

7. A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Albert Harkness (1892)
"... is formed by the union of two stems without inflectional suffix; but in grand-aevu-». the suffix я is added to the stem ..."

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