affix
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin (1533) affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere (past participle affixus), from ad- + figere.
[edit] Pronunciation 1
- IPA: /'æfɪks/
[edit] Noun
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affix (plural affixes)
- That which is affixed; an appendage.
- (linguistics) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
- (mathematics) The complex number a + bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).
[edit] Hyponyms
[edit] Translations
that which is affixed
linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem
mathematics: The complex number associated to a point
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[edit] Pronunciation 2
[edit] Verb
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to affix (third-person singular simple present affixes, present participle affixing, simple past and past participle affixed)
- To attach.
[edit] Translations
to attach
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin (1533) affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere (past participle affixus), from ad- + figere.
[edit] Noun
affix n. (plural affixen, diminutive affixje, diminutive plural affixjes)
- Affix (linguistics and mathematics)
