morphosyntax

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noun

The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.

OriginEnglish syntax ← Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) →
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Meanings

nounmorphosyntax (countable and uncountable, plural morphosyntaxes)

plural morphosyntaxes · alternative morpho-syntax

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
  2. Englishmorpho-
  3. Englishsyntax
  4. Englishmorphosyntax

From morpho- + syntax.

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Translations

Catalan morfosintaxi
  • morfosintaximorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
French morphosyntaxe
  • morphosyntaxemorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
German Morphosyntax
  • Morphosyntaxmorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Greek μορφοσύνταξη
  • μορφοσύνταξη (morfosýntaxi)morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Irish morfa-chomhréir
  • morfa-chomhréirmorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Italian morfosintassi
  • morfosintassimorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Japanese 形態統語論, けいたいとうごろん
  • 形態統語論morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
  • けいたいとうごろん (keitaitōgoron)morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Portuguese morfossintaxe
  • morfossintaxemorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Romanian morfosintaxă
  • morfosintaxămorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Spanish morfosintaxis
  • morfosintaxismorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Swedish morfosyntax
  • morfosyntaxmorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Welsh morffogystrawen
  • morffogystrawenmorphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit
Cite this entry
APA

morphosyntax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphosyntax

MLA

“morphosyntax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphosyntax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morphosyntax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphosyntax.

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