Suffix

See also: suffix

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suffixum (“suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʊfɪks/
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Noun

Suffix n (strong, genitive Suffixes, plural Suffixe)

(linguistics, grammar) suffix, postfix
Synonyms: (older) Affixum; (rarer) Postfix; (older) Suffixum; Nachsilbe

Declension

Declension of Suffix [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Suffix	die	Suffixe
genitive	eines	des	Suffixes	der	Suffixe
dative	einem	dem	Suffix, Suffixe¹	den	Suffixen
accusative	ein	das	Suffix	die	Suffixe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Affix

Hyponyms

Ableitungssuffix
Adverbialsuffix
Augmentativsuffix
Deklinationssuffix
Derivationssuffix
Diminutivsuffix
Flexionssuffix
Fremdsuffix
Kollektivsuffix
Komparationssuffix
Konjungationssuffix
Lehnsuffix
Pluralsuffix
Verbalsuffix
Vergrößerungssuffix
Verkleinerungssuffix

Dateisuffix

See also

German diminutive suffixes: -chen, -lein; -el, -erl, -gen, -i, -ken, -l, -le, -li, -lin

Further reading

“Suffix” in Duden online
“Suffix” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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