suffix meaning

EN[ˈsʌfɪks]
US

WSuffix

In linguistics,
Suffixes can carry grammatical information (inflectional suffixes) or lexical information (derivatio
Some examples in European languages:
Girls, where the suffix -s marks the plural.
He makes, where suffix -s marks the third person singular present tense.

NounPLsuffixesSUF-fix
1. One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
  1. The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
VerbSGsuffixesPRsuffixingPT, PPsuffixed
1. VT To append (something) to the end of something else.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - The -en suffix is also used formally to denote any English past participle, even if it does not use the suffix.
  - The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".

Meaning of suffix for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "suffix" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
2. Verbs
  - Transitive verbs

Difficultness: Level 5

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Definiteness: Level 7

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