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Meaning of -e- | Babel Free

Noun

Definitions

  1. Genitival interfix indicating that the former element is a characteristic of the latter.
    morpheme
  2. A morph interjected between word roots to give pronunciation a better sense of flow, but which gives no change in meaning.
    morpheme

Examples

“hest (“horse”) + hov (“hoof”) → hestehov (“horse’s hoof”)”

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