suffix in Spanish
suffix in Spanish is sufijo, sufijar — suffix means 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.
suffix in Spanish
sufijo
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
sufijar
(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.
What does "suffix" mean?
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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.
"Adding the suffix -less turns hope into hopeless."
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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.
"Enter your surname, then any suffix such as Jr. or III."
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verb To add something to the end of a word, name or string.
"The system suffixes the file name with the date it was saved."
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suffix in a sentence
- Adding the suffix -less turns hope into hopeless.
- Most English adverbs are formed with the suffix -ly.
- Enter your surname, then any suffix such as Jr. or III.
- Each invoice number carries a two-digit branch suffix.
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What is "suffix" in Spanish?
"suffix" in Spanish is sufijo, sufijar. suffix means: 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.
How do you use "suffix" in a sentence?
Example: "Adding the suffix -less turns hope into hopeless." In Spanish, "suffix" is sufijo, sufijar.
Are there other ways to say "suffix" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "suffix": sufijo, sufijar.
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