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suffix.

A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsʌfɪks/
  1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

    The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
  2. A subscript.

  3. A final segment of a string of characters.

    The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

verb/ˈsʌfɪks//səˈfɪks/
  1. To append (something) to the end of something else.

    transitive
  2. To cause (something) to be appended with something else at its end.

    transitive
  3. To treat or use as a suffix.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

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