Meaning of alg- | Babel Free
Definitions
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basic, fundamental, elementary morpheme
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starting, initial morpheme
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proto- morpheme
Examples
“tõde "truth" → algtõde "a fundamental truth or fact (usually regarding a specific field)"”
“kapital "funds" → algkapital "initial funds"”
“läänemeresoome "Finnic" → algläänemeresoome "Proto-Finnic"”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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