An Affix is a morpheme that is attached to a base morpheme to form a word form. An affix can be a prefix (something attached at the front), a suffix (attached at the back), an infix (in between) or a circumfix (two parts, one in front, the other at the back). Affixes are bound morphemes by definition.
Affixes are essential in agglutination.
Example:
to establish (verb) + suffix -ment -> establishment (noun) (see derivation)
See also: List of prefixes.
List of suffixes
| Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -agogia | ||
| -arquy | ||
| -cele | ||
| -centesys | ||
| -condrio | ||
| -cracy | ||
| -cycle | ||
| -ectasy | ||
| -ectomy | ||
| -edro | ||
| -emesis | ||
| -emia | ||
| -enquima | ||
| -estesy | ||
| -id | ||
| -ism | ||
| -ography | ||
| -oid | ||
| -ology | ||
| -onym | ||
| -phobia |
