Preformant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹiːˈfɔːm(ə)nt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Preformant is a noun meaning (archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).
Meaning
(archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).
Example Sentences
Verbs are declined through the persons by preformants and terminations, according to the following table, in which the blanks represent the radicals of a perfect verb.
Word Forms
- preformants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preformative, foreform, preformist, preform, prefix, protoform.
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