[Middle English sedule, slip of parchment or paper, note, from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda, variant of Latin scida, papyrus strip, from Greek skhida, skhedÄ; perhaps akin to skhizein, to split; see schizo-.] schedâ²uÂ·lar adj.
Grammatical inflection (sometimes known as accidence or flection in more traditional grammars) is the way in which a word is changed or altered in form in order to achieve a new, specific meaning.
Discussion. In contrast to an inflectional affix, a derivational affix. 1  is not part of an obligatory set of affixes. 2  generally occurs closer to the root. 3  generally is more meaningful, and. 4  is more likely to result in a form that has a somewhat idiosyncratic meaning.iscussion. In contrast to an inflectional affix, a derivational affix. 1  is not part of an obligatory set of affixes. 2  generally occurs closer to the root. 3  generally is more meaningful, and. 4  is more likely to result in a form that has a somewhat idiosyncratic meaning.