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suffix
There is a huge range of suffixes in English, which can be broadly categorized as either inflectional or derivational.
suf·fix
(sŭf′ĭks)n.
An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits.
tr.v. suf·fixed, suf·fix·ing, suf·fix·es
To add as a suffix.
[New Latin suffīxum, from Latin, neuter of suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fīgere, to fix, fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
suf′fix·al adj.
suf′fix·al·ly adv.
suf′fix·a′tion (sŭf′ĭk-sā′shən), suf·fix′ion (sə-fĭk′shən) n.
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suffix
n
1. (Grammar) grammar an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness. Compare prefix 1
2. anything that is added at the end of something else
vb
3. (Grammar) (tr) grammar to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
4. (tr) to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
[C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten]
suffixal adj
suffixion n
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suf•fix
(n. ˈsʌf ɪks; v. ˈsʌf ɪks, səˈfɪks)n.
1. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
2. something added to the end of something else.
v.t. 3. to add as a suffix.
4. to affix at the end of something.
[1595–1605; < New Latin suffīxum, n. use of neuter of Latin suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere to attach on top of =suf- suf- + fīgere to attach (see fix)]
suf•fix•al (ˈsʌf ɪk səl, səˈfɪk-) adj.
suf`fix•a′tion (səˈfɪk ʃən) n.
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suffix
Past participle: suffixed
Gerund: suffixing
| Imperative |
|---|
| suffix |
| suffix |
| Present |
|---|
| I suffix |
| you suffix |
| he/she/it suffixes |
| we suffix |
| you suffix |
| they suffix |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I suffixed |
| you suffixed |
| he/she/it suffixed |
| we suffixed |
| you suffixed |
| they suffixed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am suffixing |
| you are suffixing |
| he/she/it is suffixing |
| we are suffixing |
| you are suffixing |
| they are suffixing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have suffixed |
| you have suffixed |
| he/she/it has suffixed |
| we have suffixed |
| you have suffixed |
| they have suffixed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was suffixing |
| you were suffixing |
| he/she/it was suffixing |
| we were suffixing |
| you were suffixing |
| they were suffixing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had suffixed |
| you had suffixed |
| he/she/it had suffixed |
| we had suffixed |
| you had suffixed |
| they had suffixed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will suffix |
| you will suffix |
| he/she/it will suffix |
| we will suffix |
| you will suffix |
| they will suffix |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have suffixed |
| you will have suffixed |
| he/she/it will have suffixed |
| we will have suffixed |
| you will have suffixed |
| they will have suffixed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be suffixing |
| you will be suffixing |
| he/she/it will be suffixing |
| we will be suffixing |
| you will be suffixing |
| they will be suffixing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been suffixing |
| you have been suffixing |
| he/she/it has been suffixing |
| we have been suffixing |
| you have been suffixing |
| they have been suffixing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been suffixing |
| you will have been suffixing |
| he/she/it will have been suffixing |
| we will have been suffixing |
| you will have been suffixing |
| they will have been suffixing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been suffixing |
| you had been suffixing |
| he/she/it had been suffixing |
| we had been suffixing |
| you had been suffixing |
| they had been suffixing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would suffix |
| you would suffix |
| he/she/it would suffix |
| we would suffix |
| you would suffix |
| they would suffix |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have suffixed |
| you would have suffixed |
| he/she/it would have suffixed |
| we would have suffixed |
| you would have suffixed |
| they would have suffixed |
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suffix
A word or word part that is added to the end of another word, such as “-ness” in “dampness.”
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Noun 1. suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word
affix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
ending, termination - the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
Verb 1. suffix - attach a suffix to; "suffix words"
affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
prefix - attach a prefix to; "prefixed words"
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Translations
لاحِقَه في نِهايَة الكَلِمَه
přípona
endelse
sufikso
päätesuffiksi
dometaksufiks
képzõragtoldalék
skeyta viðviðskeytiviîskeyti
priesaga
piedēklis
sufix
prípona
pripona
son ek
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suffix
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suffix
(ˈsafiks) noun a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning. goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish. agtervoegsel لاحِقَه في نِهايَة الكَلِمَه наставка sufixo přípona das Suffix endelse (γραμματική) παραγωγική κατάληξη sufijo sufiks پسوند pääte suffixe סיומת प्रत्यय sufiks, dometak toldalék, képző, rag akhiran viðskeyti suffisso 接尾辞 접미어 priesaga piedēklis akhiran achtervoegsel ending, suffiks przyrostek وروستاړی sufixo sufix суффикс prípona pripona sufiks suffix, ändelse คําเสริมท้าย son ek 後綴 суфікс لاحقہ hậu tố, tiếp tố 后缀
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suffix
n. gr. sufijo.
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