Suffigal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of suffixal. not-comparable, rare

    "The use of a suffigal pronoun to express the object of the emotion expressed by a noun […]"

Example

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"The use of a suffigal pronoun to express the object of the emotion expressed by a noun […]"

Etymology

From the present stem of Latin suffīgō (“I fasten onto”) + -al. The formation on the Latin present stem is unusual; perhaps originally an innovation in German.

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