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ending vs inflectional suffix

inflectional suffix vs ending

ending and inflectional suffix both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ending Yes No No No
inflectional suffix Yes No No No
As nouns, inflectional suffix is a hyponym of ending; that is, inflectional suffix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ending:
  • ending: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
  • inflectional suffix: an inflection that is added at the end of a root word
Other hyponyms of ending include postfix, suffix, inflectional ending.
ending (noun) inflectional suffix (noun)
the act of ending something an inflection that is added at the end of a root word
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
the last section of a communication
event whose occurrence ends something
the point in time at which something ends
Difference between ending and inflectional suffix

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