suffix

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfɪks/

noun

  • 1a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis).

verb

Pronunciation: /also səˈfɪks/
[with object]
  • append (something), especially as a suffix.

Derivatives

suffixation

Pronunciation: /-ˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 18th century (as a noun): from modern Latin suffixum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin suffigere, from sub- 'subordinately' + figere 'fasten'

Grammar

Part of a word that comes after the base. In the list of words that follows, the suffixes are printed in bold type: childish kingdom picturesque Suffixes make a new word out of the base. They often also change it from one word class to another. So, for example, the nounchild becomes the adjectivechildish.