prefix en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus, 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”)), equivalent to pre- + -fix. Doublet of the archaic synonym prefixum.
Meanings
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Something placed before another ▸ A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
The chosen prefixes won the vote in part because they start with the only two letters left in the alphabet that are not already used in measurement. The b for “bronto” is already used for bytes and h for “hella” is used for hecto, the prefix for 100.
2022 November 18, Ian Sample, “Earth weighs in at six ronnagrams as new prefixes picked for big and small”, in The Guardian:
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Something placed before another ▸ A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
in the UK, a number with an 0800 prefix is a toll-free number.
Add the prefix +34 to dial a Spanish number from abroad
- Something placed before another ▸ A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
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Something placed before another ▸ An initial segment of a string of characters.
The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| præfix | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| prefixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| prefixe | alternative, for the verb, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
prefixness · prefixlike · prefix tree (Expressions) · null prefix (Expressions) · SI prefix (Expressions) · separable prefix (Expressions) · zero prefix (Expressions) · metric prefix (Expressions) · prefix coding (Expressions) · international call prefix (Expressions) · prefix code (Expressions) · prefixoid · prefixive · pseudoprefix · prefix notation (Expressions) · prefixless · prefixal · prefixhood · prefixing · ship prefix (Expressions) · ~ness
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (122)
nn førestaving (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · et prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · id awalan (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · vi tiền tố (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ps مختاړی (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ja 接頭辞 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · la praeverbium (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · la praefīxum (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · de Vorsilbe (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fr préfixe (computing: initial segment of a string of characters) · ka თავსართი (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · lv priedēklis (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · lo ຄຳນຳໜ້າ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nn førelekk (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · uz prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · gd ro-leasachan (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · tl unlapi (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fo forskoyti (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ps سرينه (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nn prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fi titteli (title added to a person's name) · rue пре́фикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · cmn 前綴 /前缀 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · vo foyümot (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ta முன்னொட்டு (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ms awalan (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fi prefiksi (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fr titre (title added to a person's name) · tg префикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · it prefisso (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · es prefijo (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · pdt Väasilb (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · af titel (title added to a person's name) · el πρόθημα (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ga réimír (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · bg префи́кс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nb prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nl voorvoegsel (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nn forled (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sh prédmetak (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · de Präfix (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · es prefijo (telecommunications: set of digits placed before a telephone number) · az ön şəkilçi (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · az prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · hy նախածանց (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sw kiambishi awali (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · kk префикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · eo antaŭvortero (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · af kode (telecommunications: set of digits placed before a telephone number) · tr ön ek (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · uk при́росток (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · hi उपसर्ग (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · uk пре́фікс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ru приста́вка (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ur سابِقَہ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · hu előtag (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · af prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · tr önek (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · my ရှေ့ဆက် (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nn førefeste (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fi suuntanumero (telecommunications: set of digits placed before a telephone number) · ko 접두어 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · is forskeyti (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · tg пешванд (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · pl przedrostek (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · tk prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mk префикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · cs předpona (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ru пре́фикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · be прыста́ўка (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sh прѐфикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · af prefiks (computing: initial segment of a string of characters) · da præfiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ml ഉപസർഗം (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sk predpona (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · eo antaŭafikso (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ko 접두사 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sl prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sq parashtesë (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ar بَادِئَة (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nb forstavelse (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · kmr pêşgir (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · pl prefiks (computing: initial segment of a string of characters) · nn forstaving (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · lt priešdėlis (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ckb پێشگِر (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sh пре́дметак (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ks گۄڈٕ لۆگ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · az önlük (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ka პრეფიქსი (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · cmn 詞頭 /词头 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · bn উপসর্গ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · be прэ́фікс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ar سَابِقَة (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mi pīmua (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sh prèfiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · pl prefiks (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · eo prefikso (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · cy rhagddodiad (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fa-ira پیشْوَنْد (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · lki پێشوەن (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · uk приста́вка (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sa उपसर्ग (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · bg предста́вка (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ky префикс (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · br rakger (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mn угтвар (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mn ᠤᠭᠲᠤᠪᠤᠷᠢ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fi etuliite (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · km បុព្វបទ (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · th อุปสรรค (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mk претставка (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · sv förstavelse (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ja 接頭語 (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · bg титла (title added to a person's name) · sl predpona (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · he תְּחִלִּית (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · af voorvoegsel (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · mi kūmua (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · fr préfixe (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · nb forstaving (morpheme at the beginning of a word) · ug ئالدى قوشۇمچە (morpheme at the beginning of a word)