Marking of morphemes
In this website morpheme boundaries may be separated in 2 ways: Lithuanian school or dashes. You may also disable it in order to reduce the visual noise. Use the select menu in the left panel in order to change the way morphemes are marked.
Lithuanian school marking
This marking uses the method used in Lithuanian primary and high schools where different kind of morphemes get marked using various lines and curves. Although the markers are meant for Lithuanian language, it can be used for any Baltic language as morphological patterns are shared.
| Name | Marker | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Root | Base morpheme from which related words are made | |
| Prefix | Affix placed before root | |
| Suffix | Derivational affix placed after root | |
| Flection | Flectional affix, almost always word finally | |
| Stem | A group of everything but flectional affix | |
| Infix | Infix inside another morpheme, such as nasal infix in present root | |
| Interfix | A vowel inserted between compound roots | |
| Reflexive | Reflexive clitic |