1. (n.) An example; a model; a pattern.

2. (n.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word in all its different forms of inflection.

3. (n.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.

IC analysis accidence affix affixation allomorph antetype antitype archetype beau ideal biotype bound morpheme classic example conjugation criterion cutting declension derivation difference of form enclitic epitome example exemplar formative free form fugleman fugler genotype ideal imitatee immediate constituent analysis infix infixation inflection lead mirror model morph morpheme morphemic analysis morphemics morphology morphophonemics original pattern precedent prefix prefixation proclitic prototype radical representative root rule standard stem suffix suffixation theme type type species type specimen urtext word-formation