[ 'sʌfɪks ]
■ noun
1》 a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation ).
2》 Mathematics another term for subscript .
■ verb also sə'fɪks append, especially as a ~.
Derivatives
~ation noun
Origin
C18: from mod. L. ~um , neut. past participle (used asnoun) of L. suffigere , from sub- 'subordinately' + figere 'fasten'.