suffix
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Suffix \Suf"fix\, n. [L. suffixus, p. p. of suffigere to fasten
on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See
{Fix}.]
1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or
appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the
meaning; a postfix.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See
{Subscript}, a.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "suffix":
IC analysis, PS, Parthian shot, accidence, add, addendum, addition,
adjoin, affix, affixation, afterthought, agglutinate, allomorph,
allonge, amend, annex, append, appendix, attach, back matter,
bound morpheme, burden, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon,
commentary, complicate, conclusion, conjoin, conjugation,
consequence, continuance, continuation, cutting, declension,
decorate, derivation, desinence, difference of form, double take,
dying words, enclitic, encumber, ending, envoi, epilogue,
follow-through, follow-up, formative, free form, glue on, hitch on,
immediate constituent analysis, infix, infixation, inflection,
interlineation, interpolation, join, join with, last words,
marginalia, morph, morpheme, morphemic analysis, morphemics,
morphology, morphophonemics, note, ornament, paradigm,
parting shot, paste on, peroration, plus, postface, postfix,
postlude, postscript, prefix, prefixation, proclitic, put with,
radical, refrain, rider, root, saddle with, scholia,
second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent,
sequitur, slap on, stem, subjoin, subscript, suffixation, superadd,
superpose, supplement, swan song, tack on, tag, tag on, tail,
theme, unite with, word-formation
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