Phrase guide

null morpheme

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A morpheme that has no phonetic form, represented as the empty set symbol ∅.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zero morph, zero morpheme

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: morfema zero — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • Finnish: nollamorfeemi — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • French: morphème zéro — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • French: morphème nul — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • Hungarian: zéró morféma — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • Polish: morfem zerowy — a morpheme that has no phonetic form
  • Russian: нулевая морфема (nulevaja morfema) — a morpheme that has no phonetic form