suffix

Meaning

Noun

1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
2. A subscript.
3. A final segment of a string of characters.

Verb

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

Synonyms

postfix

affix

ending

grammatical morpheme

extension

append

termination

subjoin

add

associate

attach

augment

blend in

colligate

conclusion

cut in

declension

engraft

enhance

exasperate

gain

hook up

increase

insert

intensify

interlard

intersperse

join

joint

lace

link

🔗

link up

miter

morpheme

piece

piggyback

put on

rebate

redound

relate

run up

splice

string

🪢

string up

subscript

supplement

terminal

tessellate

throw in

toss in

unite

yoke

end of a word

tack on

benzoylprop-ethyl

tag on

add on

add to

adjoin

admix

advance

agent

annex

ascribe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌfɪks/

Etymology

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