Stem syllable

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The root syllable is in traditional school grammars come to mind mediating syllable of a root word , that is a word without affixes and elements of flexion .

example

"know" is the stem syllable of the words confession, know, know

literature

Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexicon Language. 4th, updated and revised edition, keyword: "stem syllable". Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2010. ISBN 978-3-476-02335-3 .

Web links

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