suffix

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) +‎ fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- +‎ -fix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈsʌfɪks/ (verb) IPA(key): /ˈsʌfɪks/, /səˈfɪks/ Rhymes: -ɪks === Noun === suffix (plural suffixes) (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning. Synonym: (narrow sense) affix Antonym: prefix Hypernyms: (broad sense) affix, morpheme (mathematics) A subscript. (computing) A final segment of a string of characters. ==== Usage notes ==== The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard plural and has no basis in the Latin origin of the term. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Category:English suffixes === Verb === suffix (third-person singular simple present suffixes, present participle suffixing, simple past and past participle suffixed) (transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === suffix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Swedish == === Noun === suffix n (grammar) A suffix (affix appended to a word) ==== Declension ====