suffix
Meaning of suffix
noun
- a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis ).
- another term for subscript.
verb
append (something), especially as a suffix.
late 18th century (as a noun): from modern Latin suffixum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin suffigere, from sub- ‘subordinately’ + figere ‘fasten’.
Information about suffix
- The plural form of suffix is: suffixes.
- Languages in which suffix is used:
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Hyphenation of suffix
suf-fix
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- suffix is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
suffix synonyms
Meaning postfix:
Translation of suffix
- French: suffixe
- German: Suffix, Nachsilbe
- Portuguese: sufixo
- Spanish: sufijo
- Italian: suffisso, postfisso
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