-morphism

/ˈmɔːɹ.fɪ.zəm/

suffix

The state of having a specified shape or form.

Meanings

suffix
  1. The state of having a specified shape or form.

Origin

From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism, equivalent to -morph + -ism.

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Translations

Afrikaans -morfisme
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Basque -morfismo
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Bulgarian -морфизъм
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Catalan -morfisme
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Czech -morfismus
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Danish -morfisme
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Dutch -morfisme
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Esperanto -morfismo
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Estonian -morfism
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Finnish -morfismi
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French -morphisme
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German -morphismus
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Greek -μορφισμός
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Hungarian -morfizmus
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Indonesian -morfisme
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Italian -morfismo
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Latvian -morfisms
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Lithuanian -morfizmas
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Malay -morfisme
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Norwegian Bokmål -morfisme
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Polish -morfizm
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Portuguese -morfismo
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Romanian -morfism, -морфисм
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Russian -морфи́зм
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Slovak -morfizmus
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Spanish -morfismo
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Swedish -morfism
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Tagalog -morpismo
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Turkish -morfizm
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Ukrainian -морфізм
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Yiddish ־מאָרפֿיזם
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Cite this entry
APA

-morphism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-morphism

MLA

“-morphism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-morphism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-morphism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-morphism.

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