prefixation

indénombrable

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

• 🇫🇷Processus linguistique de formation d'un mot en ajoutant un préfixe à une base ou à une racine.

1. Word formation by prefix C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷préfixation

• prefixations plural form
• prefixations' possessive plural form
• prefixation's possessive singular form