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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024suf•fix /n. ˈsʌfɪks; v. ˈsʌfɪks, səˈfɪks/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Grammaran affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ment in entertainment.
v. [~ + [object] - Grammarto add as a suffix.
suf•fix•a•tion /ˌsʌfɪkˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -fix-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024suf•fix (n. suf′iks;v. suf′iks, sə fiks′),USA pronunciation n. - Grammaran affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- something added to the end of something else.
v.t. - Grammarto add as a suffix.
- to affix at the end of something.
- to fix or put under.
v.i. [Gram.] - to admit a suffix.
- to add a suffix.
- Neo-Latin suffixum, noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin suffixus (past participle of suffīgere to attach on top of ), equivalent. to suf- suf- + fixus (see fix)
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: suffix n /ˈsʌfɪks/- an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness
Compare prefix - anything that is added at the end of something else
vb /ˈsʌfɪks; səˈfɪks/- (transitive) to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
- (transitive) to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten |