noun
- the process of adding a suffix to a word
Usage: linguistics
verb
- present participle of suffix; adding a suffix to a word
Examples
- Suffixing is a common way to form new words in English.
- The teacher explained the rules of suffixing to create plural nouns.
- By suffixing ‘-ly’ to adjectives, we can form adverbs.
- Students practiced suffixing various endings to root words.
- The linguist is suffixing different morphemes to study word formation.
- Suffixing ‘-tion’ to verbs often creates abstract nouns.