prefix

== English == === Alternative forms === præfix (obsolete) prefixe (for the verb; obsolete) === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix”, “to fasten”, “to affix”)), equivalent to pre- +‎ -fix. Doublet of the archaic synonym prefixum. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːfɪks/, /pɹɛˈfɪks/ Rhymes: -ɪks ==== Noun ==== prefix (plural prefixes) Something placed before another (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc. Synonyms: (rare) foresyllable, (archaic) prefixum Antonym: suffix Hypernyms: (broad sense) affix, morpheme (telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.) A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr. (computing) An initial segment of a string of characters. ===== Usage notes ===== Though much less common, a plural form prefices is seen as well, apparently formed by analogy with index–indices, appendix–appendices, and so on, but it is not a standard plural and has no basis in Latin. ===== Synonyms ===== forefix (rare) ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English prefixen, from Middle French prefixer, from Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix”, “to fasten”, “to affix”)), equivalent to pre- +‎ -fix. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːfɪks/, /pɹiːˈfɪks/, /pɹɛˈfɪks/ Rhymes: -ɪks ==== Verb ==== prefix (third-person singular simple present prefixes, present participle prefixing, simple past and past participle prefixed) (transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. [from 15thc.] (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === Appendix:English nationality prefixes Category:English prefixes coverb === References === === Further reading === prefix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “prefix”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “prefix”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === perfix == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾəˈfiks] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾeˈfiks] === Noun === prefix m (plural prefixos) prefix == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈprɛfɪks] Rhymes: -ɪks Hyphenation: pre‧fix === Noun === prefix m inan prefix Synonym: předpona ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “prefix”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “prefix”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpreːfɪks/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from post-Classical Latin praefīxum, nominal use of the neuter form of Classical Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “to fix on the (end, extremity)”) — the noun directly thence, whereas the adjective via French préfixe. ==== Alternative forms ==== praefix (archaic) ==== Noun ==== prefix n or m (plural prefixen, diminutive prefixje n) prefix Synonym: voorvoegsel Antonyms: suffix, achtervoegsel === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== prefix (not comparable) (obsolete) fixed, predetermined ===== Declension ===== == Occitan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus. === Noun === prefix m (grammar) prefix ==== Related terms ==== sufix == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French préfixe, from Latin praefīxus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɾeˈfiks/ === Noun === prefix n (plural prefixe) prefix Antonym: sufix ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Swedish == === Noun === prefix n (grammar) prefix ==== Declension ====