B1verb · transitive · rare

suffix

suffix · suffixes · suffixed · suffixing

mit einem Suffix versehen, suffigieren

To append to the end of something elseTo append (something) to the end of something else.

/ˈsʌfɪks/

» Is "ing" an example of a suffix?

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To append (something) to the end of something else.
suffigieren, mit einem Suffix versehen
(transitive)To cause (something) to be appended with something else at its end.
(intransitive)To treat or use as a suffix.
attach a suffix to

Examples

20 sentences

Is "ing" an example of a suffix?
CC BY · Tatoeba · nava · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Agglutinative languages have a lot of suffixes.
ruВ агглютинативных языках много суффиксов.
deAgglutinierende Sprachen haben viele Suffixe.
CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
There are many situations in which this suffix might be used.
deEs gibt viele Fälle, in denen dieses Suffix benutzt werden könnte.
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I believe that we do not need to limit these suffixes now.
deIch glaube, dass wir diese Suffixe jetzt nicht begrenzen müssen.
CC BY · Tatoeba · cntrational · B1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
You just have to understand what sort of thing the suffix '-osity' is.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

append (something) to the end of something else:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive part

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

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