Suppletive vs Syncretic - What's the difference?
suppletive | syncretic |
(grammar) Inflected by substituting an unrelated form (for example, in English, the adjectival forms good'', ''better,'' ''best ).
Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; suppletory.
Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.
As adjectives the difference between suppletive and syncretic
is that suppletive is inflected by substituting an unrelated form (for example, in English, the adjectival forms good, better, best) while syncretic is combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of religious observance, philosophical systems, or artistic creations.suppletive
English
(suppletion)Adjective
(en adjective)- When "went" replaced "gang", "go" became suppletive .
