Last Updated :2025/11/25

-a-

Infix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
借用語やフレーズにおいて、単語同士を連結するために使われる挿入辞。特定の意味はなく、文法的な役割に限定される。 / 意味そのものを持たず、単なる連結要素として機能するため、言葉の語意には影響を与えない。 / 語順や構成を調整するための形式的な接続要素として見られる。
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言語学者は、借用複合語において接続的な挿入素「a」がしばしば単なる連結要素として機能し、独立した意味を持たないと指摘している。

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Connective infix encountered in loanwords and phrases, generally no longer carrying a distinct meaning.

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-a-

Linguists note that the infix -a- often functions solely as a connective in borrowed compounds, with no independent meaning.

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Linguists note that the infix -a- often functions solely as a connective in borrowed compounds, with no independent meaning.

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