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Synonyms for suffix

an affix that is added at the end of the word

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attach a suffix to

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Obviously, this does not apply to suppletive nouns and nouns taking the diminutive suffix -ma/-mhe, which are obligatorily marked for number by means of this derivational suffix, as can be seen in (7c).
It was noted above ([section]2.2.1) that kinship nouns behave differently--they do not change the gender of the base when an evaluative suffix attaches to them, as in (41), (42) below.
"Some of the feminine suffixes are falling out of use entirely," says Levon.
Commenting on the launch of the new domain suffix, TRA director-general Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri said: "The launch of Abu Dhabi domain name enhances Abu Dhabi and the UAE's distinguished position, as well as the economic activity and e-presence of registered entities in the UAE.
Lord (1975) though from a transformational perspective, identified that there is great difficulty in determining whether a particular element (i.e., the second element) is a verb or a suffix in Igbo verb compounds of this type: verb + verb/Suffix.
These are followed by a short Introduction that presents the Utkuhiksalingmiut dialect, its linguistic structure, and the underlying method of the book, explaining that the Dictionary of Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut Postbase Suffixes is the first volume of a two-part dictionary, the second of which will deal with Utkuhiksalingmiut roots.
Industry groups such as the Biosimilars Forum, Biotechnology Innnovation Organization (BIO) and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) supported FDA's proposal but called for the agency to use "meaningful" and "distinguishable" suffixes linked to the license holder's name.
The experimental variables--shown in Table 1--are word frequency (frequency per million 0.1-13.5), neighborhood density (0-5), family size (FS; 5-10), number of letters (5-11), suffix letter length (see Kuperman, Bertram, & Baayen, 2010; 2-4), familiarity (3.5-6.6) and frequency of the initial bigram.
It was derived from 'yas-' meaning (1) 'young' or 'fresh' and (2) 'green' with the suffix -(s)il weakening the feature of the object (Bang, 1915).
Before embarking on the description of these patterns, it is worth mentioning that noun gender in Jibbali is determined by (1) the inherent gender of the singular noun, and (2) the feminine suffix marker -(V)t.
Summary: Abu Dhabi's Smart Solutions and Services Authority, ADSSSA, announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Internet domain suffixes (.abudhabi), and (.UuU aeU[sup.1]U ae) for Arabic to represent the Emirate's digital identity in the virtual world.