prefixation

• Лингвистический процесс, включающий образование слова путем добавления приставки к основе или корню.

A linguistic process involving the formation of a word by adding a prefix to a base or root.

uncountable

1. Word formation by prefixC1formal

   The process of forming a new word by adding a prefix to a base word or root.

   Префиксация

   • Prefixation is a common method in English for creating antonyms, such as 'unhappy' from 'happy'.
   • The study of prefixation helps understand how words like 'rewrite' are built.
   • Linguists analyze prefixation patterns across different languages.