English Explanatory Dictionary

suffix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
  2. A subscript.
  3. A final segment of a string of characters.
verb
  1. To append (something) to the end of something else.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌfɪks/ en-us-suffix.ogg /səˈfɪks/

Word forms

suffix suffixes suffixing suffixed

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

Synonyms

affix

Antonyms

prefix

Related words

affix crucifixion fix fixation infix postfix prefix suffixal suffixion suffix tree

Derived words

derivational suffix inflectional suffix null suffix possessive suffix semisuffix suffixable suffixal suffixation suffixhood suffixive suffixless suffixlike suffixness testaceology zero suffix
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