root-noun

A form of root noun — In Indo-European languages and Proto-Indo-European, an archaic type of noun formed by adding inflectional endings directly to the root, with no intermediate suffixes.

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Meanings

nounroot-noun (plural root-nouns)

plural root-nouns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of root noun.
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APA

root-noun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-noun

MLA

“root-noun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-noun. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root-noun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root-noun.

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