suprafix

English

Etymology

Blend of supra- +‎ affix, equivalent to supra- +‎ -fix.

Noun

suprafix (plural suprafixes)

  1. (linguistic morphology) A type of affix where a suprasegmental change (such as tone or stress) modifies an existing morpheme's meaning.

Coordinate terms

types of affixesedit

Derived terms

  • suprafixal
  • suprafixation

Translations

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