Word: suppletions
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
pple
tions
Definition: Plural of suppletion. The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “ can”, or “better” as the comparative of “ good”, or “went” as the simple past of “ go”.
Morphemes:
Affix: suppletion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: supplere
Language: la
Decoded: supplere
Meaning: to supply
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.