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suppletion

[suh-plee-shuhn]

noun

Grammar.

  1. the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.

suppletion

/ əˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the use of an unrelated word to complete the otherwise defective paradigm of a given word, as for example the use of went for the past tense of go

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܱˈپ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suppletion1

1275–1325; Middle English: supplementation, supplement < Medieval Latin ܱŧپō- (stem of ܱŧپō ) a filling up, equivalent to ܱŧ ( us ), past participle of ܱŧ to make complete, ( sup- sup- + ŧ-, stem of ŧ to fill ( full 1 ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ō- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suppletion1

C14: from Medieval Latin ܱŧپō a completing, from Latin ܱŧ to supply 1

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