suffix B1 Topic:Communication US /ˈsʌfɪks/ See IPA manual Freq #86257 Meanings 1 noun A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. The suffix "-able" turns "sing" into "singable". 2 verb To add something to the end of a word or string. You can suffix the file name with a date. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of letters added to... affixpostfix Word family Forms suffixedsuffixessuffixing Derived forms semisuffixsuffixalsuffixationsuffixness Common collocations suffix notation Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suffix **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌfɪks/ **Frequency rank:** 86257 ## Meanings 1. A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. 2. To add something to the end of a word or string. ## Examples - The suffix "-able" turns "sing" into "singable". - You can suffix the file name with a date. ## Derived Forms - semisuffix - suffixal - suffixation - suffixness ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix. ## AI Etymology Suffix is borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix. In present-day use, it can mean a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning, or to add something to the end of a word or string. Derived formations include semisuffix, suffixal, suffixation, suffixness. ## Topics - Communication markdown