Glossary term S

Suffix

A suffix is an affix that is attached to the end of a root or stem.

(English)

  • The past tense suffix -ed attaches to the end of the stem walk to form the past tense verb walked.
  1. Crystal 1980, 340
  2. Hartmann and Stork 1972, 226
  3. Mish 1991, 1179
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