Thesaurus:combining form
THESAURUS | combining form |
English
Synonyms
- combining form
Holonyms
- word [⇒ thesaurus]
Various
Related science
- linguistics [⇒ thesaurus]
- morphology
Prefix-like examples
- Anglo-
- biblio-
- bio-
- chrono-
- electro-
- geo-
- hemato-
- mechano-
- nucleo-
- techno-
- thermo-
Suffix-like examples
- -archy
- -centric
- -cephalic
- -cracy
- -metre
- -philia
- -phobia
- -graphy
- -logy
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
- Category:English prefixes
- Category:English suffixes
Further reading
- "combining form" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
- combining form at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “combining form”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- 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