prefixo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
2. (masculine) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)

Adj

prefixed

Concepts

prefix

Synonyms

Prefixo gramatical

Prefixos

Translations

Präfix

préfixe

prefijo

Vorsilbe

prefisso

voorvoegsel

prefix

πρόθημα

πρόθεμα

prefix

önek

Vorspann

ön ek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾeˈfik.su/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front, to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix, to fasten, to affix”)).