sup·ple·tion (s -pl  shn)n. Linguistics The use of an unrelated form to complete a paradigm, as the past tense went of the verb go, goes, going, gone. [From Latin suppl tus, past participle of supplre, to supply; see supply.] |
suppletion [səˈpliːʃən]
n
(Linguistics) the use of an unrelated word to complete the otherwise defective paradigm of a given word, as for example the use of went for the past tense of go
[from Medieval Latin supplētiō a completing, from Latin supplēre to supply1]
suppletive n & adj
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