Portmanteau morph
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A portmanteau morph is a phonological sequence that cannot be analyzed into smaller units in terms of form but has two or more distinct components in terms of meaning.
Example
In Latin inflection, the suffix -r (e.g. fer-a-r 'I will be carried') can be analyzed as containing three morphemes (first person, singular, passive), realized as a single portmanteau morph.
Origin
The term was proposed by Hockett (1947:333).
