adfix

English

Etymology

ad- +‎ -fix

Noun

adfix (plural adfixes)

(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).

Antonyms

infix

Examples

Unlike infixes, adfixes are common in English.

disassemble : dis is a prefix representing the reversal of a process
loudly, quickly : ly is a suffix which is used to form an adverb from an adjective

Translations

type of affix

Chinese:
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Finnish: etu- tai jälkiliite
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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