paragogical Synonyms

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paragogical Meaning

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paragogical (a.)

Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.

paragogical Sentence Examples

  1. The paragogical -n in "children" serves to pluralize the noun.
  2. Some Slavic languages exhibit paragogical vowels at the end of words.
  3. The paragogical -s in "his" marks the masculine genitive case.
  4. In Old English, weak adjectives often had paragogical endings.
  5. The paragogical -o in Spanish is added to indicate masculine gender.
  6. The paragogical -um in Latin is used to form adverbs from adjectives.
  7. The paragogical -y in "quickly" is derived from the Old English suffix -lice.
  8. Paragogical -ne is sometimes used in English to express emphasis.
  9. The paragogical -t in "won't" is a remnant of the Middle English past tense verb ending.
  10. In some dialects of Arabic, paragogical -n is used to mark the indefinite article.

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Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.

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The paragogical -n in "children" serves to pluralize the noun.

Some Slavic languages exhibit paragogical vowels at the end of words.

The paragogical -s in "his" marks the masculine genitive case.

In Old English, weak adjectives often had paragogical endings.