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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

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suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → suffixe m

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suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → Suffix nt, Nachsilbe f

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suffix [ˈsʌfɪks] n → suffisso

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suffix

n suffix [ˈsafiks]

a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning goodness ; quickly ; advisable ; misty ; yellowish . agtervoegsel لاحِقَه في نِهايَة الكَلِمَه наставка přípona endelse das Suffix (γραμματική) παραγωγική κατάληξη sufijo sufiks پسوند suffiksi suffixe סִיוֹמֶת प्रत्यय sufiks, dometak toldalék, képző, rag akhiran viðskeyti suffisso 接尾辞 접미사 priesaga piedēklis akhiran achtervoegsel ending, suffiks przyrostek sufixo sufix суффикс prípona pripona sufiks suffix, ändelse คำเสริมท้าย son ek 後綴 суфікс لاحقہ hậu tố, tiếp tố 后缀