Suffix Definition

sŭfĭks
suffixes
noun
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A letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.: -ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness)
Webster's New World
Anything added to the end of something else.
Webster's New World

(mathematics) A subscript.

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verb
suffixes
To add as a suffix.
Webster's New World

To append (something) to the end of something else.

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Other Word Forms of Suffix

Noun

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suffix
Plural:
suffixes

Origin of Suffix

  • New Latin suffīxum from Latin neuter of suffīxus past participle of suffīgere to fasten underneath, affix sub- sub- fīgere to fix, fasten dhīgw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sub (“under, beneath") + fixus, perfect passive participle of figere (“to fasten, fix").

    From Wiktionary

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