suffix
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin sub (“‘under, beneath’”) + fixus, perfect passive participle of figere (“‘to fasten, fix’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsʌfɪks/
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[edit] Noun
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suffix (plural suffixes)
- (linguistics) one or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning, such as able, which changes sing into singable, for example
[edit] Usage notes
The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard Latin plural.
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[edit] Translations
letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning
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[edit] Verb
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to 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
[edit] Translations
append (something) to the end of something else
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