suffix
English
/ˈsʌfɪks/, /ˈsʌfɪks/
noun
Definitions
- (grammar) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
- (mathematics) A subscript.
- (computing) A final segment of a string of characters.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suffixum (suffix).
Origin
Latin
suffixum
Gloss
suffix
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- branch English
- heart English
- lick English
- lickery English
- many English
- many-branched English
- right English
- right-hearted English
- semisuffix English
- suffixable English
- suffixal English
- suffixally English
- suffixation English
- suffixhood English
- suffixion English
- suffixive English
- suffixless English
- suffixlike English
- suffixoid English
- testacea English
- testaceology English
- suffixum Latin
- suffiks Danish