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suffix

[ noun suhf-iks; verb suhf-iks, suh-fiks ]

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noun

Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
something added to the end of something else.

verb (used with object)

Grammar. to add as a suffix.
to affix at the end of something.
to fix or put under.

verb (used without object)

, Grammar.

to admit a suffix.
to add a suffix.

suffix

/ ˈsʌfɪksəl; sʌˈfɪkʃən /

noun

grammar 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

verb

tr grammar to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
tr to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing

suffix

A letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, adding the suffix -ter to the adjective hot turns it into the comparative adjective hotter , and adding the suffix -ly to the adjective quick turns it into the adverb quickly . Other examples of words with suffixes are: “will ing ,” “manage ment ,” “service able ,” “harmon ize ,” and “joy ful .” ( Compare prefix .)

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Derived Forms

suffixion, noun
suffixal, adjective

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Other Words From

suf·fix·al [suhf, -ik-s, uh, l, s, uh, -, fik, -], adjective
suf·fix·a·tion [suhf-ik-, sey, -sh, uh, n], suf·fix·ion [s, uh, -, fik, -sh, uh, n], noun
un·suffixed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of suffix¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from New Latin suffixum, noun use of neuter of Latin suffixus, past participle of suffīgere “to attach on top of ,” equivalent to suf- suf- + fīgere “to fasten”; fix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of suffix¹

C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suffīgere, from sub- + fīgere to fasten

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Example Sentences

“I think Spire is just the suffix,” said Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi.

From The Daily Beast

At a later time, wonder, when thus used adverbially, received the adverbial suffix -s; hence Th.

From Project Gutenberg

When the exact sense was lost, the suffix -al seemed to be adjectival, and the word dismal became at last an adjective.

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This suffix is the equivalent of the French -age, and is a suffix of frequent occurrence in forming new words.

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I have a list now before me of 521 places with this suffix, distributed over twenty-five counties.

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Exeter, Wroxeter and perhaps Uttoxeter show the suffix in slightly different form.

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sufficient reason sufflate

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