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单词 -fix
释义

-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

  1. (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").
  2. (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
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