Plural of affix
regular plural
The plural of affix is affixes.
Forms of affix
| Singular | affix /ˈæf.ɪks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | affixes |
| Countable | countable |
Affixes in a sentence
- Plus many more settlements in France with affixes.From the entry Beaumont
- Compound words contrast with words built up by the use of affixes.1994, James R. Hurford, Grammar: A Student's Guidehttps://books.google.com/books?id=ZaBKd8pT6kgC&pg=PA43&dq=%22compound+words%22. From the entry compound word
- When explaining the definitions of roots, affixes (prefixes and suffixes), derivatives, etc., present them with the following word: pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.2004, Stephanie Riddle, Mastering Vocabulary, page 5. From the entry pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- There are also a number of examples of endoclitics (also known as 'mesoclisis') whereby clitics appear followed by affixes.2003, Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, “2: Typological parameters for the study of clitics, with special reference to Tariana”, in R. M. W. Dixon…. From the entry endoclitic
- One of these processes, the process of T-Lenition, is extremely common, even though it takes place only when the input consonant is adjacent to a small number of affixes.2001, Robert Stockwell, Donka Minkova, English Words: History and Structure, page 104. From the entry lenition
Meaning of affix
- noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
- noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
- noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
Questions about the plural of affix
- What is the plural of affix?
- The plural of affix is affixes.
- Is affix countable?
- Affix is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: affix (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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