paragoge

Meanings

• Process or phenomenon

  Addition of a letter or syllable at the end of a word, especially in Greek or Latin languages.

  - "In Greek, the paragoge of the definite article 'the' is added to the end of some nouns."
  - "In Latin, the paragoge of the suffix '-us' is added to some masculine nouns in the genitive singular form."

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Variants

List of all variants of paragoge that leads to same result
parge , parged , parges , parging

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Etymology

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From Greek 'paragoge' meaning 'addition, appendage'.

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Trivia

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1. Paragoge is a common phenomenon in ancient languages, but less common in modern languages.

2. The term 'paragoge' is also used in linguistics to describe the addition of an article or a pronoun to the beginning of a word in certain languages.

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Related Concepts

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1. Epenthesis: Similar phenomenon to paragoge, but the addition occurs in the middle of a word.

2. Inflection: Process of altering the form of a word based on its grammatical function.

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Culture

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In Greek literature, paragoge was used in the context of adding epithets to the names of gods or heroes.

How to Memorize "paragoge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a word being extended by adding a letter or syllable at the end.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the concept of paragoge with the addition of a suffix or a final letter.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Paragoge is the addition of a letter at the end'.

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