affix

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Contents

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere).

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.fɪks/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈfɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɪks

Noun

affix (plural affixes)

Affixes. Italo-Greek Vase in the Campana Collection (Louvres Museum)

1. That which is affixed; an appendage.
2. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
3. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; the term comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
4. (mathematics) The complex number $a+bi$ associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates $(a,b)$.
5. (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

Synonyms

• (that which is affixed): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
• (linguistics: bound morpheme added at end): suffix, postfix

Antonyms

• (linguistics: bound morpheme added to a word’s stem): nonaffix

Hyponyms

• (types of affixes): adfix, ambifix, circumfix, confix, infix, interfix, libfix, postfix, prefix, suffix, suprafix

Coordinate terms

• clitic

Translations

that which is affixed

• Bulgarian: прибавка (bg) (pribavka), придатък (bg) (pridatǎk)
• Catalan: afix (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 附加物 (zh) (fùjiāwù)

• Dutch: affix (nl) n, aanhangsel (nl) n
• Finnish: lisä (fi), lisäke (fi), uloke (fi)
• French: affixe (fr) f
• German: Anhang (de) m, Anhängsel (de) n

• Greek: προσθήκη (el) f (prosthíki)
• Japanese: 付属物 (ふぞくぶつ, fuzokubutsu)
• Portuguese: afixo (pt) m
• Romanian: afix (ro) n
• Russian: добавле́ние (ru) n (dobavlénije), дополне́ние (ru) n (dopolnénije), прида́ток (ru) n (pridátok)
• Serbo-Croatian: додатак m, dodatak (sh) m
• Swahili: kiambishi (sw)
• Tagalog: maylapi (tl)

suffix — see suffix

linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem

• Arabic: أَفِكْس‎ (ʾafiks)
• Armenian: ածանց (hy) (acancʿ)
• Bulgarian: наставка (bg) (nastavka)
• Catalan: afix (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 詞綴 (zh), 词缀 (zh) (cízhuì)

• Czech: afix m
• Danish: affiks
• Dutch: affix (nl) n
• Esperanto: afikso
• Finnish: affiksi (fi)
• French: affixe (fr) f
• German: Affix (de) n, Zusatzsilbe f
• Greek: παράθημα (el) n (paráthima)
• Hebrew: מוּסָפִית‎ (he) m (musafít)
• Hungarian: toldalék (hu)
• Icelandic: aðskeyti
• Indonesian: imbuhan (id)
• Italian: confisso (it) m

• Japanese: 接辞 (ja) (せつじ, setsuji)
• Khmer: ផ្នត់ (km) (phnott)
• Korean: 접사 (ko) (jeopsa)
• Latvian: dēklis m (dated)
• Norwegian: affiks (no) n
• Polish: formant m, zrostek (pl) m
• Portuguese: afixo (pt) m
• Romanian: afix (ro) n
• Russian: а́ффикс (ru) m (áffiks)
• Scottish Gaelic: leasachan m
• Serbo-Croatian: афикс m, afiks (sh) m
• Spanish: afijo (es) m
• Swedish: affix (sv) n
• Tagalog: panlapi (tl)
• Telugu: ప్రత్యయము (te) (pratyayamu)
• Turkish: ek (tr)
• Vietnamese: phụ tố (vi)
• Volapük: yümot (vo)
• Walloon: stitchete (wa) f (neologism)

mathematics: the complex number associated to a point

• Dutch: affix (nl) n
• Romanian: afix (ro) n

• Russian: а́ффикс (ru) m (áffiks)
• Swahili: kiambishi (sw)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} afikso

• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 첨부물 (cheombumul)

Verb

affix (third-person singular simple present affixes, present participle affixing, simple past and past participle affixed)

1. (transitive) To attach.
   • Ray

     Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food […]

   to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to somebody

2. (transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.

   to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing

3. (transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.

   eyes affixed upon the ground

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (to attach): join, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

Translations

to attach

• Bulgarian: прикрепям (bg) (prikrepjam), закрепвам (bg) (zakrepvam)
• Dutch: vastmaken (nl) aan (nl), aanhangen (nl)
• German: befestigen (de), anheften (de), anbringen (de)
• Greek: κολλώ (el) (kolló)

• Portuguese: afixar (pt)
• Russian: прикрепля́ть (ru) (prikrepljátʹ)
• Spanish: fijar (es), pegar (es)

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin affixum. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.fɪks/

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• Hyphenation: af‧fix

Noun

affix n (plural affixen, diminutive affixje n)

1. Affix (linguistics and mathematics)

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Swedish

Noun

affix n

1. an affix

Declension

Declension of affix
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	affix	affixet	affix	affixen
Genitive	affix	affixets	affix	affixens