suffix
[ noun suhf-iks; verb suhf-iks, suh-fiks ]
/ noun ˈsʌf ɪks; verb ˈsʌf ɪks, səˈfɪks /
noun
Grammar.
an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
something added to the end of something else.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object) Grammar.
to admit a suffix.
to add a suffix.
Origin of suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM suffix
suf·fix·al [suhf-ik-suh l, suh-fik-] /ˈsʌf ɪk səl, səˈfɪk-/, adjective suf·fix·a·tion [suhf-ik-sey-shuh n] /ˌsʌf ɪkˈseɪ ʃən/, suf·fix·ion [suh-fik-shuh n] /səˈfɪk ʃən/, noun un·suf·fixed, adjectiveWords nearby suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for suffix
suffix
noun (ˈsʌfɪks)
grammar
an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness
Compare prefix (def. 1)
anything that is added at the end of something else
verb (ˈsʌfɪks, səˈfɪks)
(tr) grammar
to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
(tr)
to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
Derived forms of suffix
suffixal (ˈsʌfɪksəl), adjective suffixion (sʌˈfɪkʃən), nounWord Origin for suffix
C18: from New Latin
suffixum, from Latin
suffixus fastened below, from
suffīgere, from
sub- +
fīgere to fasten
Cultural definitions for suffix
suffix
A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, adding the suffix -ter to the adjective hot turns it into the comparative adjective hotter, and adding the suffix -ly to the adjective quick turns it into the adverb quickly. Other examples of words with suffixes are: “willing,” “management,” “serviceable,” “harmonize,” and “joyful.” (Compare prefix.)