suffix

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   attach a suffix to

   suffix words

2. 2
   noun

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

   The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".

3. 3
   noun

   A final segment of a string of characters.

   The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".

4. 4
   noun

   an affix that is added at the end of the word

5. 5
   noun

   A subscript.

6. 6
   verb

   To append (something) to the end of something else.

Etymology

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