paragogic

English

Etymology

paragoge +‎ -ic

Adjective

paragogic (comparative more paragogic, superlative most paragogic)

1. Of, relating to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.

   In the Semitic languages, paragogic letters are added to the ordinary forms of words to express additional emphasis or a change in the meaning.

Synonyms

• paragogical

Derived terms

• paragogic future

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: paragoginen
• French: paragogique (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: paragogico
• Spanish: paragógico (es)

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “paragogic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)