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suffix
suffixSuffixes are morphemes (specific groups of letters with particular semantic meaning) that are added onto the end of root words to change their meaning. Suffixes are one of the two predominant kinds of affixes—the other kind is prefixes, which come at the beginning of a root word.There is a huge range of suffixes in English, which can be broadly categorized as either inflectional or derivational.Continue reading...suf·fix S0866300 (sŭf′ĭks)n. An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits.tr.v. suf·fixed, suf·fix·ing, suf·fix·es To add as a suffix.
[New Latin suffīxum, from Latin, neuter of suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fīgere, to fix, fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
suf′fix·al adj.suf′fix·al·ly adv.suf′fix·a′tion (sŭf′ĭk-sā′shən), suf·fix′ion (sə-fĭk′shən) n.suffix n 1. (Grammar) grammar an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness. Compare prefix1 2. anything that is added at the end of something else vb 3. (Grammar) (tr) grammar to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word 4. (tr) to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing [C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten] suffixal adj suffixion nsuf•fix (n. ˈsʌf ɪks; v. ˈsʌf ɪks, səˈfɪks)
n. 1. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly. 2. something added to the end of something else. v.t. 3. to add as a suffix. 4. to affix at the end of something. [1595–1605; < New Latin suffīxum, n. use of neuter of Latin suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere to attach on top of =suf- suf- + fīgere to attach (see fix)] suf•fix•al (ˈsʌf ɪk səl, səˈfɪk-) adj. suf`fix•a′tion (səˈfɪk ʃən) n. suffix
Past participle: suffixed
Gerund: suffixing
| Present |
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| I suffix | | you suffix | | he/she/it suffixes | | we suffix | | you suffix | | they suffix |
| Preterite |
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| I suffixed | | you suffixed | | he/she/it suffixed | | we suffixed | | you suffixed | | they suffixed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am suffixing | | you are suffixing | | he/she/it is suffixing | | we are suffixing | | you are suffixing | | they are suffixing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have suffixed | | you have suffixed | | he/she/it has suffixed | | we have suffixed | | you have suffixed | | they have suffixed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was suffixing | | you were suffixing | | he/she/it was suffixing | | we were suffixing | | you were suffixing | | they were suffixing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had suffixed | | you had suffixed | | he/she/it had suffixed | | we had suffixed | | you had suffixed | | they had suffixed |
| Future |
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| I will suffix | | you will suffix | | he/she/it will suffix | | we will suffix | | you will suffix | | they will suffix |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have suffixed | | you will have suffixed | | he/she/it will have suffixed | | we will have suffixed | | you will have suffixed | | they will have suffixed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be suffixing | | you will be suffixing | | he/she/it will be suffixing | | we will be suffixing | | you will be suffixing | | they will be suffixing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been suffixing | | you have been suffixing | | he/she/it has been suffixing | | we have been suffixing | | you have been suffixing | | they have been suffixing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been suffixing | | you will have been suffixing | | he/she/it will have been suffixing | | we will have been suffixing | | you will have been suffixing | | they will have been suffixing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been suffixing | | you had been suffixing | | he/she/it had been suffixing | | we had been suffixing | | you had been suffixing | | they had been suffixing |
| Conditional |
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| I would suffix | | you would suffix | | he/she/it would suffix | | we would suffix | | you would suffix | | they would suffix |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have suffixed | | you would have suffixed | | he/she/it would have suffixed | | we would have suffixed | | you would have suffixed | | they would have suffixed |
suffixA word or word part that is added to the end of another word, such as “-ness” in “dampness.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the wordpostfixaffix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived formending, termination - the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" | | Verb | 1. | suffix - attach a suffix to; "suffix words"affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"prefix - attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" |
Translationssuffix (ˈsafiks) noun a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning. goodness; quickly; advisable; misty; yellowish. 後綴 后缀suffix
suffix (something) onto (something else)To add an affix onto the end of an existing word or stem in order to create a new word or an inflectional ending. The most common way to form the past tense is by suffixing "-ed" onto a verb. You can make certain nouns feminine by suffixing "-ette" onto the end of them.See also: suffixsuffix something onto somethingto add an inflection or other part of a word onto another word. The students were told to suffix the correct plural marker onto all the nouns in the list. What do you get when you suffix -ed onto a verb like talk?See also: suffixsuffix
suffixSuffixes are morphemes (specific groups of letters with particular semantic meaning) that are added onto the end of root words to change their meaning. Suffixes are one of the two predominant kinds of affixes—the other kind is prefixes, which come at the beginning of a root word.There is a huge range of suffixes in English, which can be broadly categorized as either inflectional or derivational.Continue reading...suffixA designation added to the end of a name. For example, ".com" is the suffix added to commercial domain names on the Internet. See TLD and Internet domain name.Suffix an affix added to the root of a word. Depending on their function, suffixes are derivational (word-forming) or relational (form-building). In inflected languages, the relational suffix at the end of a word form is called the inflection, or ending. A word may contain several suffixes of both types. For example, the Russian adjective chita-tel’-sk-ii (“reader’s”) has two derivational suffixes (-tel’- and -sk-) and one relational suffix (-ii). Derivational suffixes are classified according to their lexical meaning; relational suffixes are classified according to their grammatical meaning. MedicalSeeTLDAcronymsSeeSUFFsuffix
Synonyms for suffixnoun an affix that is added at the end of the wordSynonymsRelated Wordsverb attach a suffix toRelated WordsAntonyms |