crude form
See also: crudeform
English
Alternative forms
- crudeform
Etymology
crude (“pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word”) + form
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹuːd ˌfɔːm/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹuːd ˌfɔɹm/
Noun
crude form (plural crude forms)
- (grammar, rare) the uninflected form or stem of a word
Synonyms
- stem, root
References
- “crude, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, January 2015.