Suffix Meaning and Definition
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Word: Suffix
How to pronounce: ˈsʌfɪks
Noun
Definitions:
1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, e.g., -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis.
Example sentences: "But the Eskimoan language group uses an extraordinary system of multiple, recursively addable derivational suffixes for word formation called postbases."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Append, especially as a suffix.
Example sentences: "Some nouns contain the Old Norse suffixed definite article (i)nn: croopan trunk of the body, fyandin the devil, knorin boat, and the Shetland sea-terms birten fire, hestin horse, monen moon, and sulin sun."
Synonyms:
postfix
Derivations:
suffixed
suffixing
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German:
French: Suffixe
Italian: Suffisso
Turkish: Sonek