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English
Noun
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Various
Related science
Prefix-like examples
Suffix-like examples
Notes
- Some sources classify combining forms as affixes. The terminology of "combining form" vs. "prefix" and "affix" is used e.g. by Merriam-Webster.
- Many English combining forms originate from Greek or Latin words.
- One rationale for the notion may be the idea that a prefix and a suffix proper cannot be combined alone to form a new word.
- Wiktionary does not use the terminology of "combining form" for English part of speech headings. However, there is
{{combining form of}}.
See also
Further reading
- "combining form" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
- “combining form”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “combining form”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Combining forms, blends and related phenomena by Bernard Fradin, 2000
- NEO-CLASSICAL COMBINING FORMSIN ENGLISH LOANWORDS:EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN by Virginia Pulcini and Matteo Milani
- terminology - What is the difference between a "prefix" and a "combining form"?, english.stackexchange.com