prefixaladj.
/priːˈfɪksl/, U.S. /priˈfɪks(ə)l/ Chiefly Linguistics.
Of the nature of a prefix; characterized by the use of prefixes; of or relating to a prefix or prefixes.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adjective] > relating to affixes > prefixed or relating to prefixes
prepositive1583
prefixed1633
prosthetic1738
preformative1821
prothetic1833
prefixional1858
prefixal1864
prefixial1893
pre-mutative1899
1864 T. Goldstücker in Trans. Philol. Soc. (Appendix: Notices of Meetings) 1 (title) On the prefixal elements of Sanskrit roots.
1897 Science 25 June 988/2 The prefixal group belongs to the great Guaycuru stock.
1926 C. M. Doke Phonetics Zulu Lang. 286 Formatives in Zulu may be divided roughly into, Stems or Roots, Prefixes, Concords, Suffixes, Verbal Auxiliaries, and Prefixal Formatives.
1985 B. Baekeland in N. Robins & S. M. L. Aronson Savage Grace ii. i. 80 He never used the word ‘woman’ without the prefixal adjective ‘silly’ in front of it; ‘sillywoman’—one word.
2002 D. E. Watters Gram. Kham i. 2 Nouns are inflected for a single prefixal position (possession or, with a few nouns, a classifier numeral).
Derivatives
preˈfixally adv. in the manner of a prefix; by or as a prefix.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [adverb] > in manner of prefix or suffix
paragogically1641
prosthetically1875
prothetically1885
prefixally1922
1922 S. Grew Art of Player-piano 86 The shorter note may be affined prefixally to the note after it.
1998 Language 74 440/1 Person is marked prefixally in Sayula Popoluca.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1864