affix en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæf.ɪks/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.
Meanings
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A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
A prefix is an affix that joins to the beginning of another word. Depending on the prefix, it can slightly or significantly alter the meaning of a word. For example, the English prefix “un-” changes a word into its opposite, as from “do” to “undo,” altering its meaning entirely.
2020 March 14, Lindsay del Valle, “36 Spanish Prefixes That Will Increase Your Vocabulary Times 100!”, in Homeschool Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025:
- (uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage.
- The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
- (qualifier:decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| affixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
Deriveds
affixation · separable affix · affixhood · affixal · affixoid · affixive · affix-clipping
Hypernyms
Synonyms
increment · add-on · supplement · supplement · appendix · appendage · apanage · adjunct · accompaniment · addition · affix · accessory · addition · infusion · increase · annex · afformative · extra
Translations (80)
cs afix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · pl afiks (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ka აფიქსი (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ko 접사 (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ar أَفِكْس (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · vo yümot (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · it confisso (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · pl zrostek (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · kk қосымша (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · pt afixo (that which is affixed) · fi lisäke (that which is affixed) · ky кошулма (that which is affixed) · pl formant (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ro afix (that which is affixed) · id imbuhan (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ca afix (that which is affixed) · wa stitchete (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · is aðskeyti (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ca afix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · bg прибавка (that which is affixed) · no affiks (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ru прида́ток (that which is affixed) · tl panlapi (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ru а́ффикс (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · pt afixo (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · yo àfòmọ́ (that which is affixed) · az şəkilçi (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · nl aanhangsel (that which is affixed) · sv affix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · km ផ្នត់ (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ja 付属物 (that which is affixed) · cs afix (that which is affixed) · cmn 词缀 (that which is affixed) · cmn 詞綴 /词缀 (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · eo afikso (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · te ప్రత్యయము (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ru дополне́ние (that which is affixed) · sh afiks (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · hy ածանց (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · de Affix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fr affixe (that which is affixed) · tl maylapi (that which is affixed) · sw kiambishi (mathematics: the complex number associated to a point) · tr ek (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · da affiks (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fi liite (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · de Anhang (that which is affixed) · es afijo (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · lv dēklis (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fi affiksi (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · cmn 附加物 (that which is affixed) · bg наставка (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · sh dodatak (that which is affixed) · sh афикс (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · de Zusatzsilbe (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fi uloke (that which is affixed) · nl affix (that which is affixed) · nl affix (mathematics: the complex number associated to a point) · ro afix (mathematics: the complex number associated to a point) · vi phụ tố (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ru а́ффикс (mathematics: the complex number associated to a point) · sh додатак (that which is affixed) · ru добавле́ние (that which is affixed) · el παράθημα (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · sw kiambishi (that which is affixed) · bg придатък (that which is affixed) · el προσθήκη (that which is affixed) · he מוּסָפִית (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ja 接辞 (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · af affiks (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · hu toldalék (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · gd leasachan (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · nl affix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fi lisä (that which is affixed) · cy dodiad (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ro afix (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · sl pona (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · fr affixe (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · ky кошумча (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) · de Anhängsel (that which is affixed)