suffix

Definition

A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

Example Sentences

• "The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable"."
• "The praenomen and nomen for the most part consisted of simple stems with the suffix -us or -ius, […]"
• "Before I simply create a root meaning X, is there any way I can use Ithkuil morphological categories or the 150 or so suffix categories to derive this word from a more general or primary word? […] In other words, the writer would not write or “key” a certain Ithkuil symbol, but rather would select a particular root from a database and identify the particular forms of the 22 morphological categories which apply to the root as well as any suffixes."