suffixes
Endings of words
Suffixes are word endings that modify meaning or grammatical function.
Adding -ness to an adjective makes it a noun (sad becomes sadness); adding -ed to a verb makes it past tense.
English has dozens of common suffixes: -ing, -ly, -tion, -able, -ment, -ful.
The singular is suffix; as a verb, to suffix is to attach an ending to a word.
Smallest meaningful language unit
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
word-formation · root · stem · affix · prefix · infix · inflectional · derivational
Forming the plural
- -nessSuffix creating abstract nouns
- -tionNoun-forming suffix
- -ismSuffix forming doctrines
- -istSuffix denoting practitioner
-er · -dom · -hood · -ship · -age · -ful · -less · nominalization
Modify verbs grammatically
aspect · progressive · perfect · participle · gerund · infinitive · imperative · indicative
morpheme
Smallest meaningful language unit
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- conjugationVerb form variation system
declension · word-formation · root · stem · affix · prefix · infix · inflectional · derivational · paradigm
pluralization
Forming the plural
-ist · -er · -dom · -hood · -ship · -age · -ful · -less · nominalization · diminutive
conjugate
Modify verbs grammatically
-ing · aspect · progressive · perfect · participle · gerund · infinitive · imperative · indicative · subjunctive
-ful
Suffix meaning replete
-ish · -like · -ly · -esque · -ward · comparative · -er · superlative · -est · gradable
-ly
Adverb-forming ending
slowly · happily · carefully · gracefully · boldly · silently · brightly · gently · eagerly · frankly
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