subfix

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noun

One or more letters or sounds added at the bottom of a word to modify its meaning, found in Maya script.

Opposite
superfix
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Meanings

nounsubfix (plural subfixes)

plural subfixes

  1. One or more letters or sounds added at the bottom of a word to modify its meaning, found in Maya script.
verbsubfix (third-person singular simple present subfixes, present participle subfixing, simple past and past participle subfixed)

present singular third person subfixes · participle present subfixing · participle past subfixed · past subfixed

  1. To add one or more letters or sounds to the bottom of a word to change its meaning.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
superfix

Origin

From sub- + -fix.

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Cite this entry
APA

subfix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfix

MLA

“subfix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subfix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subfix.

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