Phonemes may be subtracted from stems as well as added to them to signify some difference in meaning. Such subtractions are, however, much rarer than additions. They usually result from a historical process of sound change which becomes morphologically meaningful. (data from French) Feminin Forms Masculine Forms (phrase-final or befor consonants) 1. /movɛz/ 'mauvaise' 2. /movɛ/ 'mauvais' 'bad'
- Nida (1949), Pag. 75