affix
English
/ˈæ.fɪks/, /ə.ˈfɪks/
noun
Definitions
- That which is affixed; an appendage.
- (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
- (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix etc.
- (mathematics) The complex number .
- (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affixus prefix from English fix.
Origin
English
fix
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affixable English
- affixal English
- affixally English
- affixation English
- affixational English
- affixer English
- affixeth English
- affixhood English
- affixion English
- affixive English
- affixment English
- affixoid English
- biofix English
- bugfix English
- cryofix English
- fix English
- fixability English
- fixable English
- fixer English
- fixer-upper English
- fixest English
- fixeth English
- fixie English
- fixism English
- fixist English
- fixity English
- fixive English
- fixless English
- fixly English
- fixt English
- forefix English
- hotfix English
- interfix English
- mixfix English
- nonaffix English
- overfix English
- perfix English
- postfix English
- reaffix English
- refix English
- technofix English
- underfix English
- unfix English
- unfixability English
- affixus Latin
- fiksen Dutch, Flemish
- affixe French
- afijo Spanish, Castilian
- afixo Portuguese
- fixen Middle English
- fiks Serbo-Croatian
- fiksati Serbo-Croatian
- fix
- fixt
- fixie
- fixer
- refix
- fixly
- unfix
- fixest
- biofix
- fixity
- perfix
- fixive
- bugfix
- fixism
- hotfix
- mixfix
- fixist
- fixeth
- overfix
- affixal
- affixer
- fixable
- postfix
- reaffix
- fixless
- forefix
- cryofix
- affixoid
- affixion
- underfix
- affixeth
- nonaffix
- affixive
- interfix
- affixable
- affixally
- technofix
- affixment
- affixhood
- affixation
- fixability
- fixer-upper
- unfixability
- affixational