postfix

• Substantivo que designa um afixo acrescentado ao final de uma palavra, geralmente para alterar seu significado ou sua função gramatical; em gramática, designa especificamente um sufixo.

A noun referring to an affix that is added at the end of a word, typically used to modify its meaning or grammatical function.

1. Linguistic suffixB2formal

   An affix that is added at the end of a word to modify its meaning or form a new word.

   Sufixo

   • The postfix '-ness' turns an adjective into a noun, like 'happiness'.
   • In English, the postfix '-ed' indicates past tense.
   • Adding the postfix '-ly' to an adjective creates an adverb.

   Sinônimosendingsuffixtermination

   Antônimosprefix