What is another word for affixial?

Pronunciation: [ɐfˈɪksɪəl] (IPA)

Affixial refers to the act of adding an affix to a word, which changes its meaning or grammatical function. Synonyms for affixial include derivational, suffixal, prefixal, postfixal, and functional. Derivational refers to the creation of a new word from an existing one using an affix. Suffixal pertains to a suffix being added to the end of a word. Prefixal is when a prefix is added to the beginning of a word. Postfixal is when an affix is added to the end of a word without changing its syntactic category. Functional affixation is when an affix is added to a word to indicate its grammatical function in a sentence.

Synonyms for Affixial:

What are the hypernyms for Affixial?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    attachment, attachment device, attachment medium.

Related words: prefixial, suffixial, infixial, root infixial, prefixal, suffixal

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