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root-noun

root-noun is the alternative spelling of root noun.

Meaning of root noun

Noun

root noun (plural root nouns)

  1. (Indo-European-studies) In Indo-European languages and Proto-Indo-European, an archaic type of noun formed by adding inflectional endings directly to the root, with no intermediate suffixes.

Forms of root-noun

pluralroot-nouns

Questions about root-noun

What is root-noun the alternative spelling of?
Root-noun is the alternative spelling of root noun.

Words near root-noun in the dictionary

  1. root-causes
  2. root-causing
  3. root-fallen
  4. root-hardy
  5. root-knot nematode
  6. root-noun
  7. root-nouns
  8. root-rocker
  9. root-rockers
  10. rootable
  11. rootage

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