"-morph" meaning in English

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Suffix

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)f Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morph Borrowed from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|grc:μορφή<t:form, shape>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)bor. English -morph [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "form, shape", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μορφή", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-morph", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-morph"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -morph, {{en-suffix}} -morph
  1. shape, form, structure Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--morph-en-suffix-X~wHStKx
  2. morpheme Tags: morpheme Related terms: morph-, -morphic, -morphism, morpho-, -morphous, -morphy
    Sense id: en--morph-en-suffix-LFKn8Sa8 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): -morph (German)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0
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