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affix vs bound form

bound form vs affix

affix and bound form both are nouns.

affix is a verb but bound form is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affix Yes No Yes No
bound form Yes No No No
As nouns, bound form is a hypernym of affix; that is, bound form is a word with a broader meaning than affix:
  • affix: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
  • bound form: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
Other hypernyms of affix include bound morpheme.
affix (noun) bound form (noun)
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
affix (verb) bound form (verb)
stick or fasten to
add to the very end
attach or become attached to a stem word
Difference between affix and bound form

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