suprafixn.
/ˈs(j)uːprəfɪks/, U.S. /ˈsuprəˌfɪks/ Grammar.
= superfix n. 3.
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1949 E. A. Nida Morphol. (ed. 2) iii. 69 Suprafixes are morphemes which consist wholly of suprasegmental phonemes and which are added to the root or stem.
1974 P. H. Matthews Morphol. vii. 133 These patterns would then be assigned to yet another class of affixes, called ‘suprafixes’ (affixes imposed ‘on top of’ the operand).
1996 S. Dodd in R. R. K. Hartman Solving Lang. Probl. iii. 72 In English suprafixes are a rarity. An example would be the changes of vowel in mouse versus mice or drive versus drove.
2003 P. Bakker in G. Booij & J. Van Marle Yearbk. Morphol. 2002 10 Suprafixes are modifications of stems, for example by means of lengthening or a change in vowel quality (Ablaut/Umlaut), stress or tone.
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ˈsuprafixal adj.
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suprafixal1949
1949 E. A. Nida Morphol. (ed. 2) viii. 202 Broad subdivisions of structure, e.g. prefixal, suffixal, suprafixal.
1991 Word 42 321 Apart from the suprafixal indication of the person and number of subjects, there is a separate set of subject clitics for animate subjects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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