PARAGOGIC

Etymology

Adjective

paragogic (comparative more paragogic, superlative most paragogic)

Of, relating to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.

In the Semitic languages, paragogic letters are added to the ordinary forms of words to express additional emphasis or a change in the meaning.

Synonyms

• paragogical

Source: Wiktionary

Par`a*gog"ic, Par`a*gog"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. paragogique.]

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word. Paragogic letters, in the Semitic languages, letters which are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition