Affixial (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a linguistic affix.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The affixial morphemes in the word "unhappiness" include the prefix "un" and the suffix "-ness".
- The linguist studied the affixial patterns in the language to understand its grammatical structure.
- Affixial elements such as prefixes and suffixes can change the meaning of a word.
- The language's affixial system was complex, with many different prefixes and suffixes used to indicate grammatical function.
- In the language, affixial derivational morphemes are used to form new words from existing ones.