Suffix

See also: suffix

German

Etymology

From Latin suffixum (suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʊfɪks/

Noun

Suffix n (genitive Suffixes, plural Suffixe)

(linguistics, grammar) suffix, postfix

Declension

Declension of Suffix

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Affixum (older)
Postfix (rarer)
Suffixum (older)
Nachsilbe

Hypernyms

Affix

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of Suffix

Ableitungssuffix
Adverbialsuffix
Augmentativsuffix
Deklinationssuffix
Derivationssuffix

Diminutivsuffix
Flexionssuffix
Fremdsuffix
Kollektivsuffix
Komparationssuffix

Konjungationssuffix
Lehnsuffix
Verbalsuffix
Vergrößerungssuffix
Verkleinerungssuffix

Hyponyms of Suffix

Dateisuffix

See also

diminutive suffixes (German or German dialects): -chen, -lein (standard German); -i, -erl, -el, -ke, -ken, -l, -le, -li, -lin

Further reading

Suffix in Duden online

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