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{{wiktionary|prefix}} |
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A '''prefix''' is an [[affix]] which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a '''preformative''', because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed. For an example: |
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'''Examples of prefixes''': |
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* ''unhappy'' : ''un'' is a negative or [[Opposite (semantics)|antonymic]] prefix. |
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* ''prefix, preview'' : ''pre'' is a prefix, with the sense of ''before'' |
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* ''redo'', ''review.'' : ''re'' is a prefix meaning ''again''. |
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The word ''prefix'' is itself made up of the stem ''fix'' (meaning ''attach'', in this case), and the prefix ''pre-'' (meaning "before"), both of which are derived from [[Latin]] [[root (linguistics)|root]]s. |
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==See also== |
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*[[English prefixes]] |
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*[[List of Greek and Latin roots in English]] |
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*[[Suffix]] |
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[[Category:Linguistic morphology]] |
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[[Category:Lexical units]] |
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[[Category:English morphemes]] |
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[[ar:سابقة]] |
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[[br:Rakger]] |
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[[ca:Prefix]] |
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[[cv:Префикс]] |
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[[ceb:Unanggikit]] |
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[[es:Prefijo]] |
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[[gd:Ro-leasachan]] |
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[[gl:Prefixo]] |
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[[ko:접두사]] |
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[[hy:Նախածանց]] |
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[[os:Разæфтуан]] |
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[[kk:Префикс]] |
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[[sw:Kiambishi awali]] |
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[[ku:Pêşgir (zimannasî)]] |
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[[la:Praefixum]] |
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[[lt:Priešdėlis]] |
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[[ml:ഉപസര്ഗം]] |
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[[pnb:اگیتر]] |
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[[ru:Приставка (лингвистика)]] |
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[[tl:Unlapi]] |
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[[uk:Префікс (мовознавство)]] |
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[[vec:Prefiso gramaticałe]] |
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[[vo:Foyümot]] |
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[[wa:Betchete (linwince)]] |
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[[yi:פרעפיקס]] |
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Revision as of 20:19, 29 May 2012
Look up prefix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed. For an example:
Examples of prefixes:
- unhappy : un is a negative or antonymic prefix.
- prefix, preview : pre is a prefix, with the sense of before
- redo, review. : re is a prefix meaning again.
The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning attach, in this case), and the prefix pre- (meaning "before"), both of which are derived from Latin roots.
See also
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