-i-
后缀
连接词
英文释义
后缀
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A spelling variant of a word-final -y vowel when followed by a suffix that does not begin with an i, for example -ied, -ier, -iest.
— happiness (happy + -ness)
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In compound words, a spelling variant of a final or suffixed -y vowel in the first word.
— pantiliner (panty + liner)
连接词
- A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).
- A monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source.
词源
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Etymology tree
Latin -i-bor.
English -i-
Borrowed from Latin -i-.
Latin -i-bor.
English -i-
Borrowed from Latin -i-.
词源 2
The initial vowel of primate.
词源 3
A word-internal spelling variant of a word-final y.
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