"root noun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root nouns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root noun (plural root nouns)
  1. (linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, a noun formed by adding inflectional endings directly to the root, with no intermediate suffixes. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: root-noun
    Sense id: en-root_noun-en-noun-bdez8ve2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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