語ご末まつ

noun

end of a word; word-final position; suffix

Linguistic term referring to the final part of a word, often used in morphology or phonology. Can also refer to a suffix as a word-final element.

• 日本にほん語ごでは、語ご末まつに「です」や「ます」がよく現あらわれる。

  In Japanese, 'desu' and 'masu' often appear at the end of words.

• この言げん語ごでは、語ご末まつの子し音いんが発はつ音おんされないことがある。

  In this language, word-final consonants may not be pronounced.