suffix
A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaningA morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
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Examples
20 sentencesIs "ing" an example of a suffix?
There are many situations in which this suffix might be used.
deEs gibt viele Fälle, in denen dieses Suffix benutzt werden könnte. — Yorwba
I believe that we do not need to limit these suffixes now.
deIch glaube, dass wir diese Suffixe jetzt nicht begrenzen müssen. — Vortarulo
Meaning
3 sensesA morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
Suffix, Postfix, Nachsilbe
су́ффиксsúffiks, по́стфиксpóstfiks
су́фіксsúfiks, на́ростокnárostok
an affix that is added at the end of the word
A final segment of a string of characters.
The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
A subscript.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive partBorrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.
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