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suf·fix  (sfks)

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.

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[New Latin suffxum, from Latin, neuter of suffxus, past participle of suffgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fgere, to fix, fasten; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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suffix·al adj.

suffix·al·ly adv.

suffix·ation (sfk-sshn), suf·fixion (s-fkshn) n.

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suffix Grammar

Noun

a letter or letters added to the end of a word to form another word, such as -s and -ness in dogs and softness

Verb

to add (a letter or letters) to the end of a word to form another word [Latin suffixus fastened below]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word postfix affix - a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form ending, 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"

Translations

suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → sufijo

suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → suffixe m

suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → Suffix nt, Nachsilbe f

suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → suffisso

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suffix

n suffix [ˈsafiks]

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