Suffix

Quick meaning: Suffix is a noun meaning (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

Meaning

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

More Meanings

1. (mathematics) A subscript.
2. (computing) A final segment of a string of characters.
3. (transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.

Example Sentences

The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".

The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".

The praenomen and nomen for the most part consisted of simple stems with the suffix -us or -ius, […]

Before I simply create a root meaning X, is there any way I can use Ithkuil morphological categories or the 150 or so suffix categories to derive this word from a more general or primary word? […] In other words, the writer would not write or “key” a certain Ithkuil symbol, but rather would select a particular root from a database and identify the particular forms of the 22 morphological categories which apply to the root as well as any suffixes.

Word Forms

• suffixes
• suffixing
• suffixed

Synonyms for suffix

Depending on context, synonyms include affix, ending.

Antonyms for suffix

Common opposites include prefix.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ending, mention, addon, extension, ender, ase.

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