suffixation

suffixation

English

Etymology

    From suffix + -ation.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌsʌfɪkˈseɪʃən/
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
    • Hyphenation: suf‧fix‧a‧tion

    Noun

    suffixation (countable and uncountable, plural suffixations)

    1. The process of adding a suffix to a word.
      Synonym: suffixion
      Antonym: prefixation
      Coordinate terms: affixation, infixation, interfixation, prefixation
      • 2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 23:
        Assimilation as a result of suffixation

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    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sy.fik.sa.sjɔ̃/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Noun

    suffixation f (plural suffixations)

    1. suffixation

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