Morphological Meaning
/ˌmɔːfəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
adjOf, or pertaining to, morphology.
Sentence Examples
His conlang has many morphological components.
The botanist carefully recorded the morphological characteristics of the trees.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
None
CEFR Practice Quiz
The geological study of rock formations involves ____ analysis of their structure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Researchers identified several significant ____ differences between the two related species of lizards living on opposite sides of the island.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English morphology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English morphological From morphology + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In much the same way, morphological competence is reflected in the native speaker's intuitions about morphological well-formedness and structure. For example, native speakers of English know that van and can have the respective plural forms vans and cans, but that the plural of man is men and not *mans. [...]"
— 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar, Cambridge: University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
"Before I simply create a root meaning X, is there any way I can use Ithkuil morphological categories or the 150 or so suffix categories to derive this word from a more general or primary word?"
— 2006, “Ithkuil Q & A”, in The Conlanger's Library, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025, page 3:
"There is some morphological syntax to adverbs in English: Many can be formed from adjectives, plus the suffix -ly."
— 2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Dependency Grammar” (chapter 3), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 67:
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
The geological study of rock formations involves ____ analysis of their structure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Researchers identified several significant ____ differences between the two related species of lizards living on opposite sides of the island.