one of the forms that a morpheme can have. For example, the plural ending ‘-s’ has three allomorphs: /s/, /z/, and /iz/, as in the words ‘trucks’, ‘cars’, and ‘buses’.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
allomorph
noun countable linguistics
US /ˈæləˌmɔrf/
Word Forms
singular
allomorph
plural
allomorphs
DEFINITIONS1
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one of the forms that a morpheme can have. For example, the plural ending “-s” has three allomorphs: /s/, /z/, and /iz/, as in the words “trucks,” “cars,” and “buses.”