noun
- the processes of adding suffixes to words; instances of suffix formation
Usage: linguistics; technical
Examples
- The linguist studied various suffixations in Romance languages.
- Multiple suffixations can create complex word forms.
- The paper analyzed suffixations in English verb conjugation.
- Students learned about common suffixations like -tion and -ness.
- The dictionary traces the suffixations that formed modern terms.
- Comparative suffixations vary across language families.