Origin

from Greek morphē form, shape

morpho-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “form, structure,” used in the formation of compound words:

morphology.

Also, especially before a vowel, morph-.

Compare -morph, -morphic, -morphism, -morphous.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of morphḗ

Related Words

-morphous
morphogenesis
morphophoneme
morphophonology
morphosyntactic
polymorphonuclear

morpho-initial word element corresponding to -morph.

morpho-
combining form
⇨ see morph-

morpho-

before vowels morph-, word-forming element meaning "form, shape," from comb. form of Greek morphe "form, shape; beauty, outward appearance" (see Morpheus).

morpho- /ˈmɔ:fəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: from Greek morphē form or from morph(eme: see -o-.

Forming nouns and adjectives with the senses ‘of or pertaining to form’, ‘having a particular form or character’, Linguistics ‘of or pertaining to morphemes’.

DERIVATIVE morphograˈphemic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to the written form of words M20.
morphoˈlexical adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to lexical form M20.
morphophone noun (Linguistics) a unit representing the phonemes occurring in dialectally different pronunciations of morphemes M20.
morphoˈphonic adjective of or pertaining to morphophones M20.
morphoˈphonics noun = morphophonology M20.
morphosynˈtactic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to morphosyntax M20.
morphosynˈtactically adverb (Linguistics) with regard to morphosyntax M20.
morphoˈsyntax noun (Linguistics) a branch of linguistics combining morphology and syntax and their interaction M20.
morphoˈtactic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to morphotactics M20.
morphoˈtactically adverb (Linguistics) with regard to morphotactics M20.
morphoˈtactics noun the branch of linguistics that deals with the sequence of morphemes in a language (cf. lexotactics, phonotactics) M20.

morpho-
— see morph-

morpho-

Prefix

Forming words relating to shape, form, or morphology.

Etymology

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

Derived terms

English words prefixed with morpho-

词汇	morpho-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary morpho- 或 morph- pref.（前缀） Form; shape; structure: 前缀，形式；形状；结构： morphogenesis. 形态发生 Morpheme: 前缀，词素： morphophonemics. 词素音位学语源 From Greek morphē [shape] 源自希腊语 morphē [形状] morpho- or (before a vowel) morph- combining form indicating form or structure ⇒ morphology morpheme ⇒ morphophonemics Origin from Greek morphē form, shape morpho- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “form, structure,” used in the formation of compound words: morphology. Also, especially before a vowel, morph-. Compare -morph, -morphic, -morphism, -morphous. Origin < Greek, combining form of morphḗ Related Words -morphous morphogenesis morphophoneme morphophonology morphosyntactic polymorphonuclear morpho-initial word element corresponding to -morph. morpho- combining form ⇨ see morph- morpho- before vowels morph-, word-forming element meaning "form, shape," from comb. form of Greek morphe "form, shape; beauty, outward appearance" (see Morpheus). morpho- /ˈmɔ:fəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: from Greek morphē form or from morph(eme: see -o-. Forming nouns and adjectives with the senses ‘of or pertaining to form’, ‘having a particular form or character’, Linguistics ‘of or pertaining to morphemes’. DERIVATIVE morphograˈphemic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to the written form of words M20. morphoˈlexical adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to lexical form M20. morphophone noun (Linguistics) a unit representing the phonemes occurring in dialectally different pronunciations of morphemes M20. morphoˈphonic adjective of or pertaining to morphophones M20. morphoˈphonics noun = morphophonology M20. morphosynˈtactic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to morphosyntax M20. morphosynˈtactically adverb (Linguistics) with regard to morphosyntax M20. morphoˈsyntax noun (Linguistics) a branch of linguistics combining morphology and syntax and their interaction M20. morphoˈtactic adjective (Linguistics) of or pertaining to morphotactics M20. morphoˈtactically adverb (Linguistics) with regard to morphotactics M20. morphoˈtactics noun the branch of linguistics that deals with the sequence of morphemes in a language (cf. lexotactics, phonotactics) M20. morpho- — see morph- morpho- Prefix Forming words relating to shape, form, or morphology. Etymology Representing combining form of Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form”). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with morpho-
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