Meanings
nouninflectional suffix (plural inflectional suffixes)
plural inflectional suffixes
- An ending, a suffix added to a word and forming part of a declensional or conjugational paradigm.
In English the inflectional suffix -ed is used to form the past of most regular verbs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan inflection that is added at the end of a root word
Similar
inflectional ending
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
inflectional suffix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20suffix
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“inflectional suffix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20suffix. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflectional suffix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20suffix.
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