Allomorph

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈæl.É™.mɔːf/
• US IPA: /ˈæl.oÊŠ.mɔɹf/, /ˈæl.É™.mɔɹf/

Origin

- + morph + -

Full definition of allomorph

Noun

1. (chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
2. (linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.

Synonyms

• (crystalline form) paramorph

Derived terms

• allomorphic
• allomorphism