Suffix (Noun)
Meaning
An affix that is added at the end of the word.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The word "ation" is a common suffix in English, forming nouns from verbs such as "creation" and "exploration".
- In many languages, including Arabic, a suffix is added to a word to indicate the plural form.
- The suffix "-able" can be added to the end of many English verbs to form adjectives such as "ivable" and "enjoyable".
- She carefully added the suffix to the root word, forming a new vocabulary item for the dictionary.
- Linguists have studied the role of suffixes in changing the meaning of words and grammatical functions in different languages.