suppletion
noun
- the occurrence of an allomorph of a morpheme which has no phonological similarity to the other allomorphs (Ex.: the -en of oxen, as opposed to a form ending in -s)
- the use of an unrelated word (suppletive form) in a paradigm (Ex.: went for the past tense of go)
- the morphological process by which such replacement occurs
See suppletion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sup·ple·tion
noun Linguistics The use of an unrelated form to complete a paradigm, as the past tense went of the verb go, goes, going, gone.
Origin: From Latin supplētus, past participle of supplēre, to supply; see supply .
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