"-morfo" meaning in Italian

See -morfo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈmɔr.fo/ Forms: -morfa [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɔrfo Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -μορφος (-morphos), from μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, fashion, appearance”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|it|grc|-μορφος}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -μορφος (-morphos) Head templates: {{head|it|suffix|feminine counterpart|-morfa|g=m}} -morfo m (feminine counterpart -morfa)
  1. -morphic Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--morfo-it-suffix-RQ66nWRM Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. -morphous Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--morfo-it-suffix-VKNt7tQi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -morfico, -morfismo, morfo-
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