Category:Suffix

Suf"fix, n. Etym: [l. suffixus, p.p. of suffigere to fasten on, to Affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See fix.]

1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the End of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.

2. (math.)

Defn: a subscript mark, number, or letter. See subscript, a.

Suffix Suf*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing.]

Defn: to add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; To append.