-fix
See also: fix and FIX
English
Etymology
The common element of prefix, suffix, and affix — all ultimately from Latin figere (“to fasten”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪks/
Suffix
-fix
- (grammar) Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way (e.g.: infix = "attached within", circumfix = "attached around").
- (chiefly grammar) Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way (e.g.: suffix = "append", prefix = "preface").
Usage notes
- Used to form new words only in language-related fields.
Derived terms
- circumfix
- confix
- infix
See also
- -fixation