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affix vs bound morpheme

bound morpheme vs affix

affix and bound morpheme both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affix Yes No Yes No
bound morpheme Yes No No No
As nouns, bound morpheme is a hypernym of affix; that is, bound morpheme 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 morpheme: 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 form.
affix (noun) bound morpheme (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 morpheme (verb)
stick or fasten to
add to the very end
attach or become attached to a stem word
Difference between affix and bound morpheme

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