Category:Paragogic

Par`a*gog"ic, par`a*gog"ic*al, a. Etym: [cf. F. paragogique.]

Defn: of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the End of, or serving to lengthen, a word. Paragogic letters, in the Semitic languages, letters which are added to the ordinary forms of Words, to express additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.