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| − | A '''suffix''' is | + | A '''suffix''' is is a [[bound morpheme]] (or [[affix]]) which attaches at the righthand side of a [[base]], i.e. which follows it. |
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:::*''“The term “affix”, which was used in §§24 and 28, is grammatical: it subsumes bound forms of certain kinds. But the apparently parallel terms “prefix”, "suffix”, “infix” are not grammatical; they refer, rather to positional classes of the morphs which represent bound forms.”'' (Hockett 1958:286) | :::*''“The term “affix”, which was used in §§24 and 28, is grammatical: it subsumes bound forms of certain kinds. But the apparently parallel terms “prefix”, "suffix”, “infix” are not grammatical; they refer, rather to positional classes of the morphs which represent bound forms.”'' (Hockett 1958:286) | ||
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| + | === Example === | ||
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| + | the English morpheme -''ness'' is a suffix, since it attaches to the right of adjectives (''productiveness''). | ||
=== Synonyms === | === Synonyms === | ||
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*German [[Suffix (de)]] | *German [[Suffix (de)]] | ||
*Russian [[суффикс]] | *Russian [[суффикс]] | ||
| − | *Czech [[přípona]] | + | *Czech [[přípona]], sufix |
*Spanish [[sufijo]] | *Spanish [[sufijo]] | ||
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| + | === Links === | ||
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| + | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Suffix&lemmacode=295 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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[[Category:Morphology]] | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 9 June 2009
A suffix is is a bound morpheme (or affix) which attaches at the righthand side of a base, i.e. which follows it.
Comments
- “The term “affix”, which was used in §§24 and 28, is grammatical: it subsumes bound forms of certain kinds. But the apparently parallel terms “prefix”, "suffix”, “infix” are not grammatical; they refer, rather to positional classes of the morphs which represent bound forms.” (Hockett 1958:286)
Example
the English morpheme -ness is a suffix, since it attaches to the right of adjectives (productiveness).
Synonyms
- infix (in African linguistics)
- ending (used especially for inflectional suffxes)
- desinence (used especially for inflectional suffxes)
Origin
The OED's first attestation is from 1778. The term is derived from Latin suffīgere ‘attach’.
Reference
- Hockett, Charles. 1958. A course in modern linguistics. New York: Macmillan.
Other languages
- German Suffix (de)
- Russian суффикс
- Czech přípona, sufix
- Spanish sufijo
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
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