affixal
/əˈfɪksəl/
adjective
- Relating to or functioning as an affix (a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning).
- In the word 'unhappy,' 'un-' is an affixal prefix that changes the meaning.
- Linguists study affixal patterns to understand how languages form new words.
- The affixal morpheme '-ed' indicates past tense in English.