Complete Definition of "affix"

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English

Etymology
From ML. (1533) affixare, frequentative of L. affigere (past participle affixus), from ad- + figere.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'æfiks/
rhymes|ɪks

Noun
en-noun|es

  1. That which is affixed; an appendage.
  2. linguistics A bound morpheme added to a word�s stem; formerly applied only to suffixes (also called postfixes), the term as now used comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
  3. mathematics The complex number <math>a+bi</math> associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates <math>(a,b)</math>.

Translations
trans-top|that which is affixed
Chinese: �� (gùdìng)
Croatian: t-|hr|afiks|m
Dutch: t-|nl|affix|n, t+|nl|aanhangsel|n
German: t+|de|Affix|n
French: t-|fr|affixe|f
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Greek: t-|el|��ο�θήκη|f|sc=Grek
Portuguese: t-|pt|afixo|m
Russian: t-|ru|добавление|n|trdobavl'énije|scCyrl, t-|ru|дополнение|n|trdopoln'énije|scCyrl, t-|ru|п�ида�ок|n|trpridátok|scCyrl
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trans-top|linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word�s stem
Chinese: � (fù)
Croatian: t-|hr|afiks|m
Dutch: t-|nl|affix|n
German: t+|de|Affix|n
French: t-|fr|affixe|f
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Italian: t-|it|confisso|m
Japanese: �� (���, setsuji)
Portuguese: t-|pt|afixo|m
Russian: t-|ru|а��ик�|m|tráffiks|scCyrl
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trans-top|mathematics: The complex number associated to a point
Dutch: t-|nl|affix|n
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Esperanto: afikso
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ttbc|Korean: 첨�물 (cheombumul)
ttbc|Spanish: afijo m
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See also
circumfix
infix
postfix
prefix
suffix
suprafix

Verb
en-verb|affix|es

  1. To attach.

Translations
trans-top|to attach
Dutch: t+|nl|vastmaken t+|nl|aan, t-|nl|aanhangen
Greek: t-|el|κολλ�|sc=Grek
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Portuguese: t-|pt|afixar
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Dutch

Etymology
From ML.|nl (1533) affixare, frequentative of L.|nl affigere (past participle affixus), from ad- + figere.

Noun
nl-noun|g=n

  1. #English|Affix italbrac|linguistics and mathematics

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