Affix — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

attach to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɔːɹsˌɛptɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˌiːkˌeɪdʒˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˌiːkˌeɪdʒˈiː/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɔːɹsˌɛptɚ/.

Examples

affix the seal here
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
grammatical morphemes affix to the stem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

append stick on supplement add on

Parts of Speech

noun	a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
verb	attach to “affix the seal here”
verb	add to the very end “He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”
verb	attach or become attached to a stem word “grammatical morphemes affix to the stem”

Word Forms

affixial	adjective	of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
affixal	adjective	of or pertaining to a linguistic affix
affix	verb	attach or become attached to a stem word
appendage	noun	a part that is joined to something larger
appendant	adjective	affixed as an appendage
add-on	noun	a supplementary component that improves capability
supplement	noun	textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
supplementation	noun	the act of supplementing
affixation	noun	the act of attaching or affixing something
affix	noun	a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

affixe

un élément linguistique ajouté à un mot pour produire une forme fléchie ou dérivée

🇪🇸Spanish

afijo

un elemento lingüístico agregado a una palabra para producir una forma flexionada o derivada

🇮🇹Italian

apporre

un elemento linguistico aggiunto a una parola per produrre una forma flessa o derivata

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestigen

een taalkundig element dat aan een woord wordt toegevoegd om een verbogen of afgeleide vorm te produceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

afixo

um elemento linguístico adicionado a uma palavra para produzir uma forma flexionada ou derivada

🇷🇺Russian

прикреплять

лингвистический элемент, добавленный к слову для создания измененной или производной формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रत्यय

किसी शब्द में विभक्त या व्युत्पन्न रूप उत्पन्न करने के लिए जोड़ा गया भाषाई तत्व

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযুক্ত করা

একটি ভাষাগত উপাদান একটি শব্দের সাথে যোগ করা হয়েছে যাতে একটি প্রতিফলিত বা উদ্ভূত ফর্ম তৈরি করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைப்பு

ஊடுருவிய அல்லது பெறப்பட்ட வடிவத்தை உருவாக்க ஒரு வார்த்தையில் சேர்க்கப்பட்ட மொழியியல் உறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతికించు

ఒక భాషా మూలకం ఒక పదానికి జోడించబడిన లేదా ఉత్పన్నమైన రూపాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकटवणे

विपरित किंवा व्युत्पन्न फॉर्म तयार करण्यासाठी शब्दामध्ये एक भाषिक घटक जोडला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડવું

વિક્ષેપિત અથવા વ્યુત્પન્ન સ્વરૂપ બનાવવા માટે એક ભાષાકીય તત્વ શબ્દમાં ઉમેરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಸು

ಒಂದು ಪದಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಅಂಶವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪಡೆದ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘടിപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരു പദത്തിലേക്ക് ഒരു ഭാഷാപരമായ ഘടകം ചേർത്തു, ഒരു വ്യതിരിക്തമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿਪਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਈ ਤੱਤ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋੜਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਉਤਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਪੈਦਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگانا

ایک لسانی عنصر ایک لفظ میں شامل کیا جاتا ہے تاکہ ایک متغیر یا اخذ شدہ شکل پیدا کی جاسکے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

词缀

添加到单词中以产生变形或派生形式的语言元素

🇯🇵Japanese

接辞

語形変化または派生形を生成するために単語に追加される言語要素

🇰🇷Korean

부착

굴절 또는 파생 형태를 생성하기 위해 단어에 추가된 언어적 요소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gắn vào

một yếu tố ngôn ngữ được thêm vào một từ để tạo ra một dạng biến cách hoặc dẫn xuất

🇹🇭Thai

ติด

องค์ประกอบทางภาษาที่เพิ่มเข้าไปในคำเพื่อสร้างรูปแบบที่ผันกลับหรือได้มา

🇮🇩Indonesian

afiks

elemen linguistik yang ditambahkan ke sebuah kata untuk menghasilkan bentuk infleksi atau turunan

🇵🇭Filipino

panlapi

isang elementong pangwika na idinaragdag sa isang salita upang makabuo ng inflected o derived form

🇲🇾Malay

imbuhan

unsur linguistik yang ditambahkan pada perkataan untuk menghasilkan bentuk infleksi atau terbitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ألحق

عنصر لغوي يضاف إلى الكلمة لإنتاج شكل تصريف أو مشتق

🇮🇷Persian

چسباندن

یک عنصر زبانی که به یک کلمه اضافه می شود تا شکلی عطف یا مشتق ایجاد کند

🇹🇷Turkish

takmak

çekimli veya türetilmiş bir form oluşturmak için bir kelimeye eklenen dilsel bir öğe

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדבִּיק

אלמנט לשוני שנוסף למילה כדי לייצר צורה נטויה או נגזרת

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The primary meaning of 'affix' is 'a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form'.

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Using 'affix' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'affix' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'affix' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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