Affix (Noun)
Meaning
A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- A suffix is an affix that is attached to the end of a word to form a new word.
- The prefix "un-" is an affix that indicates negation or reversal.
- Inflectional endings are affixes that indicate grammatical function.
- Affixes may be used to create different verb tenses, such as the past tense affix "-ed" in English.
- In morphology, an affix is a bound morpheme that is added to a root word to form a new word.