prefixom
Prefixom is a term used in theoretical linguistics and computational morphology to denote a class of morphemes that function as prefixes with a shared semantic or functional role across multiple words. It is a coined concept rather than a universally standardized label, and its precise definition can vary between frameworks. In some accounts, a prefixom groups prefixes by the type of meaning they contribute (such as negation, repetition, or modality) rather than by their surface form alone.
Formalization of prefixoms treats them as abstract units that attach to a lexical stem to yield a
Examples are typically described in terms of semantic classes rather than fixed spellings. A negation prefixom
See also: affix, morpheme, prefix, derivational morphology, natural language processing.