Definitions for suffix
ˈsʌf ɪks; ˈsʌf ɪks, səˈfɪkssuf·fix

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. suffix, postfixverb

   an affix that is added at the end of the word

2. suffixverb

   attach a suffix to

   "suffix words"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 8 votes

1. suffixnoun

   One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning, such as able, which changes sing into singable, for example.

2. suffixverb

   to append (something) to the end of something else

3. Etymology: From sub + fixus, perfect passive participle of figere.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffix

   In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry grammatical information (inflectional suffixes) or lexical information (derivational/lexical suffixes). An inflectional suffix or a grammatical suffix. Such inflection changes the grammatical properties of a word within its syntactic category. For derivational suffixes, they can be divided into two categories: class-changing derivation and class-maintaining derivation. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, suffixes are called affirmatives, as they can alter the form of the words. In Indo-European studies, a distinction is made between suffixes and endings (see Proto-Indo-European root). Suffixes can carry grammatical information or lexical information. A word-final segment that is somewhere between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is known as a suffixoid or a semi-suffix (e.g., English -like or German -freundlich "friendly").

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. Suffixnoun

   a letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix

2. Suffixnoun

   a subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a

3. Suffixverb

   to add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append

4. Etymology: [L. suffixus, p. p. of suffigere to fasten on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See Fix.]

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1. Suffix

   In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, a suffix is called an afformative, as they can alter the form of the words to which they are fixed. In Indo-European studies, a distinction is made between suffixes and endings. A word-final segment that is somewhere between a free morpheme and a bound morpheme is known as a suffixoid or a semi-suffix. Suffixes can carry grammatical information or lexical information. An inflectional suffix is sometimes called a desinence. Some examples in European languages: Many synthetic languages—Czech, German, Finnish, Latin, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, etc.—use a large number of endings. Suffixes used in English frequently have Greek, French, or Latin origins.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Suffix

   suf′iks, n. a particle added to the root of a word.—v.t. Suffix′, to add a letter or syllable to a word to mark different notions and relations.—adj. Suff′ixal.—n. Suffix′ion. [L. suffixus, sub, under, figĕre, to fix.]

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1. • Affix

How to pronounce suffix?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffix in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of suffix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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