Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem:
that which is affixed:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem:
that which is affixed:

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Please affix the address label here.

    deDas Adressetikett bitte hier aufkleben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Please affix a passport-sized photograph to this form.

    deBitte ein Passfoto auf dieses Formular kleben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Do not forget to affix the stamp to the envelope.

    ruНе забудь приклеить на конверт марку. — marafon

    deDenk dran, die Marke auf den Umschlag zu kleben! — Yorwba

Meaning

4 senses
  1. A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

    Affix, Zusatzsilbe

    а́ффиксáffiks

  2. The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).

    а́ффиксáffiks

  3. Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

  4. (uncommon)That which is affixed; an appendage.

    Anhang, Anhängsel

    добавле́ниеdobavlénije, дополне́ниеdopolnénije, прида́токpridátok

More definitions
  • a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

Origin

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). B

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.

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Forms

plural: affixes
Singularaffix
Pluralaffixes

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms
A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a…:nonaffix

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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