zero suffix

== English == === Etymology === From zero +‎ suffix. === Noun === zero suffix (plural zero suffixes) (linguistic morphology) A suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised suffix to the point that it is inaudible). Synonym: null suffix Coordinate term: zero prefix === See also === -∅ (representation of the zero suffix)