Meaning of tipp- | Babel Free
Definitions
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With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation: great- morpheme
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With familial designations, used to denote a removal of one generation morpheme
Examples
“tipp- + oldefar (“great-grandfather”) → tippoldefar (“great-great-grandfather”)”
“tipp- + tipp- + oldemor (“great-grandmother”) → tipp-tipp-oldemor (“great-great-great-grandmother”)”
“tipp- + tipp- + tipp- + oldemor (“great-grandmother”) → tipp-tipp-tipp-oldemor (“great-great-great-great-grandmother”)”
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