Suffix

//ˈsʌfɪks//

"Suffix" in a Sentence (14 examples)

You just have to understand what sort of thing the suffix '-osity' is.

There are many situations in which this suffix might be used.

The suffix "um" doesn't have a definite meaning, and, for that reason, one must learn the (very few) words with "um" as simple words. For example: plenumi, kolumo, manumo.

The suffix "inho" is often used in Portuguese names: Mariazinha, Pedrinho e Zezinho are some examples.

The suffix "da" is added to the noun "araba" to give the meaning of "in the car."

Is "ing" an example of a suffix?

Dear native speakers. Please, assist me to compose an amount of sentences which describe a definite world. The world looks like this: 1. There is a red hard rough heavy box; 2. There is a green soft smooth light cube; 3. The box is bigger than the cube. Please, use the words from the list: Cube, green, soft, smooth, big, above, close, stand, fast, light, good; Box, red, hard, rough, small, under, far, move, slow, heavy, bad. Sentences can be of any length: from one word to 30 or more. Any suffix, prefix, conjunction, prepositions etc. can be used.

Uncommon though it may be, we do sometimes use the suffix "ão" with the word that replaces "you" (second person plural) in Portuguese. For example: "Estão a viajar juntos?"

The reason why the 'ils/elles' form of 'venir' is 'viennent' instead of 'vienent' is because in French, you can't have a stressed /ə/ sound before a consonant and a mute e, so it has to accommodate by changing the /ə/ to an /ε/, this time by doubling the letter 'n.' 'Viens' and 'vient' don't have this change because -s and -t are both consonants, but the 'ils/elles' suffix -ent begins with a vowel, changing the 'vien-' from a closed syllable to an open syllable.

"I'm not transphobic; I'm not afraid of trans people." "I'd say you are. You're afraid of us raping women in bathrooms, dominating women's sports, and brainwashing your children. And every single one of these fears is irrational, so the suffix -phobic couldn't possibly fit more."

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The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".

The praenomen and nomen for the most part consisted of simple stems with the suffix -us or -ius, […]

Before I simply create a root meaning X, is there any way I can use Ithkuil morphological categories or the 150 or so suffix categories to derive this word from a more general or primary word? […] In other words, the writer would not write or “key” a certain Ithkuil symbol, but rather would select a particular root from a database and identify the particular forms of the 22 morphological categories which apply to the root as well as any suffixes.

The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".

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