Understanding Suffixes in Linguistics

In linguistics, a suffix is a morpheme that is added to the end of a word to form a new word or to indicate a particular grammatical function. A suffix is typically a letter or a group of letters that are added to the end of a root word to change its meaning or function.

For example, the word "happy" can become "happiness" by adding the suffix "-ness" to the end of the root word "happy". Similarly, the word "run" can become "runner" by adding the suffix "-er" to the end of the root word "run".

In the case of "suffixed", the word is formed by adding the suffix "-ed" to the end of the root word "suffix". The resulting word, "suffixed", is a new word that indicates that something has been added to the end of another word.

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