suffix
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See also: Suffix
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.
Pronunciation
Noun
suffix (plural suffixes)
- (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
- (mathematics) A subscript.
- (computing) A final segment of a string of characters.
- The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
Usage notes
- The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard plural and has no basis in the Latin origin of the term.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning
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See also
Verb
suffix (third-person singular simple present suffixes, present participle suffixing, simple past and past participle suffixed)
- (transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.
Related terms
Translations
append (something) to the end of something else
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Further reading
Noun
suffix n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | suffix | suffix |
| definite | suffixet | suffixets | |
| plural | indefinite | suffix | suffix |
| definite | suffixen | suffixens | |
Declension of suffix
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