zero suffixes

A form of zero suffix — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of zero suffix
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