zero suffix

noun

A suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised suffix to the point that it is inaudible).

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Meanings

nounzero suffix (plural zero suffixes)

plural zero suffixes

  1. human sciencesA suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised suffix to the point that it is inaudible).

    Synonyms: null suffix

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised suffix to the point that it is inaudible).

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Origin

From zero + suffix.

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APA

zero suffix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20suffix

MLA

“zero suffix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20suffix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zero suffix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zero%20suffix.

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