prefijo

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾeˈfixo/ [pɾeˈfi.xo] Rhymes: -ixo Syllabification: pre‧fi‧jo === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, perfect passive participle of praefīgō "I fasten before, I attach in front". ==== Noun ==== prefijo m (plural prefijos) (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning) (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line) ===== Coordinate terms ===== (types of affixes): afijo, infijo, interfijo, sufijo ==== Adjective ==== prefijo (feminine prefija, masculine plural prefijos, feminine plural prefijas) (of an affix) prefixed ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== prefijo first-person singular present indicative of prefijar === Further reading === “prefijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025