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suffix
Suffixes are morphemes (specific groups of letters with particular semantic meaning) that are added onto the end of root words to change their meaning. Suffixes are one of the two predominant kinds of affixes—the other kind is prefixes, which come at the beginning of a root word.
There is a huge range of suffixes in English, which can be broadly categorized as either inflectional or derivational.
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(sŭf′ĭks)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
[New Latin suffīxum, from Latin, neuter of suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fīgere, to fix, fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
suf′fix·al·ly adv.
suf′fix·a′tion(sŭf′ĭk-sā′shən), suf·fix′ion(sə-fĭk′shən) n.
suffix
n1. (Grammar) grammar an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness. Compare prefix1
2. anything that is added at the end of something else
vb3. (Grammar) (tr) grammar to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
4. (tr) to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
[C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten]
suffixionn
suf•fix
(n. ˈsʌf ɪks; v. ˈsʌf ɪks, səˈfɪks)n.
1. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
2. something added to the end of something else.
v.t. 4. to affix at the end of something.
[1595–1605; < New Latin suffīxum, n. use of neuter of Latin suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere to attach on top of =suf-suf- + fīgere to attach (see fix)]
suf`fix•a′tion (səˈfɪk ʃən) n.
suffix
Past participle: suffixed
Gerund: suffixing
Imperative |
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suffix |
suffix |
Present |
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I suffix |
you suffix |
he/she/it suffixes |
we suffix |
you suffix |
they suffix |
Preterite |
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I suffixed |
you suffixed |
he/she/it suffixed |
we suffixed |
you suffixed |
they suffixed |
Present Continuous |
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I am suffixing |
you are suffixing |
he/she/it is suffixing |
we are suffixing |
you are suffixing |
they are suffixing |
Present Perfect |
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I have suffixed |
you have suffixed |
he/she/it has suffixed |
we have suffixed |
you have suffixed |
they have suffixed |
Past Continuous |
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I was suffixing |
you were suffixing |
he/she/it was suffixing |
we were suffixing |
you were suffixing |
they were suffixing |
Past Perfect |
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I had suffixed |
you had suffixed |
he/she/it had suffixed |
we had suffixed |
you had suffixed |
they had suffixed |
Future |
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I will suffix |
you will suffix |
he/she/it will suffix |
we will suffix |
you will suffix |
they will suffix |
Future Perfect |
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I will have suffixed |
you will have suffixed |
he/she/it will have suffixed |
we will have suffixed |
you will have suffixed |
they will have suffixed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be suffixing |
you will be suffixing |
he/she/it will be suffixing |
we will be suffixing |
you will be suffixing |
they will be suffixing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been suffixing |
you have been suffixing |
he/she/it has been suffixing |
we have been suffixing |
you have been suffixing |
they have been suffixing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been suffixing |
you will have been suffixing |
he/she/it will have been suffixing |
we will have been suffixing |
you will have been suffixing |
they will have been suffixing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been suffixing |
you had been suffixing |
he/she/it had been suffixing |
we had been suffixing |
you had been suffixing |
they had been suffixing |
Conditional |
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I would suffix |
you would suffix |
he/she/it would suffix |
we would suffix |
you would suffix |
they would suffix |
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Past Conditional |
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I would have suffixed |
you would have suffixed |
he/she/it would have suffixed |
we would have suffixed |
you would have suffixed |
they would have suffixed |
suffix
A word or word part that is added to the end of another word, such as “-ness” in “dampness.”
Noun | 1. | 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' |
Verb | 1. | suffix - attach a suffix to; 'suffix words' affix - attach or become attached to a stem word; 'grammatical morphemes affix to the stem' |
přípona
sufikso
päätesuffiksi
dometaksufiks
skeyta viðviðskeytiviîskeyti
priesaga
sufix
prípona
son ek
suffix
[ˈsʌfɪks]B.VT → añadir como sufijo (to a)
suffix
n (Ling) → Suffixnt, → Nachsilbef; (in code etc) → Zusatzm
suffix
[ˈsʌfɪks]n → suffissosuffix
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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 sufixo přípona das Suffix endelse (γραμματική) παραγωγική κατάληξη sufijo sufiks پسوند pääte suffixeסיומת प्रत्यय sufiks, dometak toldalék, képző, rag akhiran viðskeyti suffisso 接尾辞 접미어 priesaga piedēklis akhiran achtervoegselending, suffiksprzyrostek وروستاړی sufixo sufix суффикс prípona pripona sufiks suffix, ändelse คำเสริมท้าย son ek 後綴 суфікс لاحقہ hậu tố, tiếp tố 后缀
suffix
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ND | North Dakota (US postal abbreviation) |
ND | Neutral Density (filter used in photography) |
ND | Notre Dame |
ND | Node |
ND | No Doubt (band) |
ND | Not Determined |
ND | Not Done |
ND | New Directions |
ND | NADPH (Nicotinamide Adenosine Dinucleotide Phosphate Hydrogen)-Diaphorase |
ND | New Delhi (India) |
ND | Nancy Drew (character) |
ND | New Deal (Franklin D Roosevelt's plan to boost US economy in the 1930s) |
ND | No Date |
ND | Naturopathic Doctor |
ND | Not Detected |
ND | No Download |
ND | Northern District |
ND | Nitto Denko (Japan) |
ND | National Director (various organizations) |
ND | Nursing Diagnosis (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) |
ND | National Diploma (England) |
ND | No Damage |
ND | Naughty Dog (video game developer) |
ND | Nine Days (band) |
ND | Neodymium |
ND | Neil Diamond (singer) |
ND | No Decision (baseball; when a starter does not win or lose) |
ND | Network Design |
ND | Nominal Diameter (pipe size) |
ND | New Democracy (Greece) |
ND | Napoleon Dynamite (movie) |
ND | Neighbor Discovery |
ND | Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine |
ND | Newcastle Disease |
ND | Natural Death |
ND | NADH (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) Dehydrogenase |
ND | Not Detectable |
ND | Net Debt (financial management) |
ND | Not Documented |
ND | Napalm Death (band) |
ND | Nueva Decoración (Spanish: New Decoration) |
ND | Doctor of Nursing (degree) |
ND | Normal Delivery |
ND | Non-Directional (antenna) |
ND | Non-Descript (TV/film industry and animal breeds) |
ND | Nose Down |
ND | Netdevil (game company) |
ND | Navigation Display |
ND | Natural Diamond |
ND | Non-Detect |
ND | Nipple Down (wells) |
ND | Naval Distillate |
ND | Network Diagram |
ND | Non-Detects |
ND | Near Dark (movie) |
ND | Notifiable Disease |
ND | Navy Diver (USN job classification) |
ND | Negligent Discharge (firearms) |
ND | No Drawing |
ND | Norsk Data |
ND | Next Degree |
ND | Neutron Detector |
ND | Normalized Detection |
ND | Norrie Disease |
ND | Natural Density (filter) |
ND | Non-Stationary Deterministic (neural information processing) |
ND | Neutron Density |
ND | No Date of Publication |
ND | Navigational Display |
ND | Non-Diversion |
ND | Nova Demokratija (Serbian: New Democracy Party; political party from Serbia-Yugoslavia) |
ND | Normal Deployment |
ND | Non-Distended (abdominal exam) |
ND | Neutral Drive |
ND | Nondispersion |
ND | Network Directorate |
ND | Nick Delay (IRC) |
ND | Non-Deviation |
ND | Natürliche Dummheit (German: Natural Dumbness) |
ND | Nitrification / De-Nitrification |
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