prefix
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French prefixer (verb) and Late Latin praefixum (noun), both from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix”)).[1]
Noun [edit]
prefix (plural prefixes)
- That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
Pronunciation [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
- Though much less common, a plural form prefices exists as well, apparently formed by analogy with index–indices, appendix–appendices, and so on.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
letters at the beginning of a word
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Verb [edit]
prefix (third-person singular simple present prefixes, present participle prefixing, simple past and past participle prefixed)
- (transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. [from 15th c.]
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XXI:
- And so he made redy for the feste, and a day prefyxte that they shulde be wedded [...].
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.40:
- But the danger was, that a man can hardly prefix any certaine limits unto his desire [...].
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XXI:
- (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16th c.]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pɹiːˈfɪks/
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
put or fix before, or at the beginning of
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set or appoint beforehand
See also [edit]
- Category:English prefixes
Prefix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References [edit]
- ^ “prefix, n.”, “†prefix, adj.”, and “prefix, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revisions; Mar.–Dec. 2008]
External links [edit]
- prefix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- prefix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin praefixum
Noun [edit]
prefix m (plural prefixos)
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From post-Classical Latin praefixum, nominal use of the neuter form of Classical Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)”) — the noun directly thence, whereas the adjective via French préfixe.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈpreːfɪks/
Noun [edit]
prefix n, m (plural prefixen, diminutive prefixje)
Alternative forms [edit]
- praefix (archaic)
Synonyms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Adjective [edit]
prefix (not comparable)
Occitan [edit]
Noun [edit]
prefix m
Related terms [edit]
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French préfixe.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pɾeˈfiks/
Noun [edit]
Declension [edit]
declension of prefix
| singular | plural | |||
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| gender n | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | un prefix | prefixul | niște prefixe | prefixele |
| genitive/dative | unui prefix | prefixului | unor prefixe | prefixelor |
Antonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
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- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English verbs
- English heteronyms
- en:Linguistic morphology
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan nouns
- ca:Parts of speech
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch terms with obsolete senses
- Occitan nouns
- oc:Grammar
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian nouns
- ro:Grammar
