補ほ充じゅう法ほう

noun

suppletion

Linguistics term for the phenomenon where an irregular form fills a gap in a paradigm, e.g., English 'go' → 'went'.

• 英えい語ごの「go」の過か去こ形けい「went」は補ほ充じゅう法ほうの例れいです。

  The past tense 'went' of English 'go' is an example of suppletion.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

suppletive

Adjectival use, typically modifying a noun to describe a form or paradigm involving suppletion.

• 補ほ充じゅう法ほうの形かたちは不ふ規き則そく変へん化かの一いっ種しゅです。

  Suppletive forms are a type of irregular inflection.