prefijo
See also: prefijó
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, perfect passive participle of praefīgō "I fasten before, I attach in front".
Noun edit
prefijo m (plural prefijos)
- (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
- (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)
Coordinate terms edit
Adjective edit
prefijo (feminine prefija, masculine plural prefijos, feminine plural prefijas)
- (of an affix) prefixed
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
prefijo
Further reading edit
- “prefijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014