monomorphemic

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ morphemic.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːmɪk

Adjective

monomorphemic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Consisting of only one morpheme; not divisible into smaller parts.
    Coordinate term: polymorphemic
    • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 435:
      While some have analyzed *nuráke of an *-ák-derivaton of a stem *nur-, which is supposedly found in Old Sardinian toponyms such as Nora, Nure, this analysis rests on formal similarity only […] As long as the semantic value of the element nur- cannot be established, it cannot be ruled out that *nurak- was monomorphemic.

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