Inflectional Ending (Noun)
Meaning
An inflection that is added at the end of a root word.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The word 'cats' has an inflectional ending that indicates the plural form of the noun 'cat'.
- In the verb 'runs', the inflectional ending '-s' marks the third person singular present tense.
- Adding an inflectional ending to 'walk' gives 'walked', changing the verb to past tense.
- The Latin language uses a system of inflectional endings to convey grammatical information about the noun.
- Inflectional endings in English are used to indicate tense, number, and other grammatical features of a word.