prefijo

See also: prefijó

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈfixo/ [pɾeˈfi.xo]
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: pre‧fi‧jo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, perfect passive participle of praefīgō "I fasten before, I attach in front".

Noun

prefijo m (plural prefijos)

  1. (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
  2. (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)
Coordinate terms

Adjective

prefijo (feminine prefija, masculine plural prefijos, feminine plural prefijas)

  1. (of an affix) prefixed
Derived terms

Verb

prefijo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prefijar

Further reading
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