affix

Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɪks/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
  2. verb attach to
  3. verb add to the very end

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
bound morpheme
Narrower (hyponyms)
prefix, infix, suffix

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