achtervoegsel — meaning in English

English meaning

• extension noun An extra part added to something to make it larger or longer, or an extra period of time granted beyond an original deadline.
• suffix noun A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its grammatical role, such as -ness in kindness or -ed in walked.

Senses

achtervoegsel is used for these senses in English:

• extension (computing) Ellipsis of file extension.
• suffix (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

extension — full definition

1. noun An extra part added to something to make it larger or longer, or an extra period of time granted beyond an original deadline.
2. noun A small program that adds features to a web browser or other software.
3. noun An additional telephone line within an office or building, or the short number that reaches it.

suffix — full definition

1. noun A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its grammatical role, such as -ness in kindness or -ed in walked.
2. noun A short addition placed after a person's name or a code, such as Jr., PhD, or the numbers appended to a reference number.
3. verb To add something to the end of a word, name or string.

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