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Added 8 October 2026

suffix

/ˈsʌfɪks/ noun

In Latin: affixum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about suffix at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
A subscript.
A final segment of a string of characters.
The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".

verb

To append (something) to the end of something else.
To cause (something) to be appended with something else at its end.
To treat or use as a suffix.

Origin

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

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