Suffix

Definition

A suffix is an affix that is characterized by its attachment at the end of a base or root. Suffixes may introduce information to the root like number, aspect, tense, gender, and so on.

Examples

Example in the Skwxwu7mesh Context of the First Person Singular Nominative Suffix -en (Jacobs, 2013, p. 6)
Examples in the Halkomelem Context of Words Featuring Intransitive, Active Suffix -ə́nəq which translates to ‘someone else, another person’ (Suttles, 2004, p. 233)
Examples in the Secwepemctsín Context of Suffix -tn which Translates to ‘special implement’ and is Used to Describe Tools in Household and Farm Contexts (Gibson, 1973, p. 33)

References

Gibson, J. A. (1973). Shuswap grammatical structure. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Hawaii].

Jacobs, P. W. (2013). Subordinate clauses in Skwxwu7mesh: Their form and function. Northwest Journal of Linguistics, 7(2), 1-54.

Suttles, W. (2004). Musqueum reference grammar. UBC Press. SFU Student Access.