morfologische

Morfologische is the adjective form used in several languages to denote relation to morphology, the study of form and structure. The term is encountered in both linguistics and biology, where it describes aspects of form rather than meaning or function alone. In Dutch and German usage, phrases like morfologische kenmerken or morphologische Merkmale illustrate how the adjective governs descriptions of shape, size, and arrangement.

In linguistics, morphology analyzes the internal structure of words, including morphemes, roots, prefixes, and suffixes. It distinguishes inflectional morphology, which signals grammatical categories such as tense or number, from derivational morphology, which creates new words. Morphology also covers processes such as affixation, compounding, and reduplication, and it interacts with phonology and syntax in areas like morphophonology and morphosyntax. Morphological typology classifies languages as isolating, fusional, agglutinative, or polysynthetic, based on how they bundle grammatical information into word forms. Concepts such as allomorphy, zero morphemes, and morpheme boundaries are central to analysis.

In biology, morphology concerns the form and structure of organisms, including external anatomy and internal organization. Morphological data are essential for taxonomy, systematic biology, and studies of evolutionary change, helping scientists compare species and infer relationships through observable traits.

Etymology and usage: from morphe “form” and -logy, the study of. In English, morphological is the common adjective; morphology is the corresponding noun.