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suffix
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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.

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

suffix·al adj.
suffix·al·ly adv.
suffix·ation (sfk-sshn), suf·fixion (s-fkshn) n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suffix - an affix that is added at the end of the word
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"
Verb1.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] nsufijo
suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] nsuffixe m
suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] nSuffix nt, Nachsilbe f
suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] nsuffisso

suffix
n suffix [ˈsafiks]
a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning goodness ; quickly ; advisable ; misty ; yellowish .agtervoegselلاحِقَه في نِهايَة الكَلِمَهнаставкаpříponaendelsedas Suffix(γραμματική) παραγωγική κατάληξηsufijosufiksپسوندsuffiksisuffixeסִיוֹמֶתप्रत्ययsufiks, dometaktoldalék, képző, ragakhiranviðskeytisuffisso接尾辞접미사priesagapiedēklisakhiranachtervoegselending, suffiksprzyrosteksufixosufixсуффиксpríponapriponasufikssuffix, ändelseคำเสริมท้ายson ek後綴суфіксلاحقہhậu tố, tiếp tố

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