noun
alternant
Linguistics term for a variant form of a morpheme or word that appears in specific phonological or morphological contexts. Related to the concept of alternation (音韻交替).
See also: 音韻交替
英語の複数形「-s」と「-es」は、同じ形態素の交替形と見なされる。
The English plural forms '-s' and '-es' are considered alternants of the same morpheme.
この言語では、動詞の交替形が母音調和によって決まる。
In this language, the alternant of a verb is determined by vowel harmony.
Another term for allomorph or variant form; 交替形 is often used in the context of systematic alternations, whereas 異形態 may be used more broadly for any allomorphic variation.
Compound of 交替 (こうたい, 'alternation') and 形 (けい, 'form'). A straightforward technical term in linguistics.