2. Noun. (plural of prefixe) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of prefix) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prefixes
1. prefix [v] - See also: prefix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prefixes
Literary usage of Prefixes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New English Grammar, Logical and Historical by Henry Sweet (1900)
"Native Elements. prefixes. 1562. Some of the OE prefixes are strong ... The following
are examples of such pairs of originally identical prefixes:— ..."
2. The Scholar's Companion: Containing Exercises in the Orthography, Derivation by Henry Butter (1844)
"In some cases, the prefixes or suffixes seem not to affect the ... prefixes.
The following is a list of the most important prefixes used in forming English ..."
3. Principles of English Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1892)
"prefixes. A considerable number of the prefixes in English are of Latin origin,
... The prefixes of English origin are not very numerous. ..."
4. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1899)
"With the exception of the Iroquois, including its Cherokee cognate, heavy prefixes
are not found in the languages of the more advanced American peoples. ..."
5. The German Language: Outlines of Its Development by Tobias Johann Casjen Diekhoff (1914)
"Nouns with prefixes § 181. Nouns Derived from Verbs with prefixes. All nouns with
unstressed prefixes, except ge-, are derived from verbs with the ..."
6. The German Language: Outlines of Its Development by Tobias Johann Casjen Diekhoff (1914)
"Nouns with prefixes § 181. Nouns Derived from Verbs with prefixes. All nouns with
unstressed prefixes, except ge-, are derived from verbs with the ..."
7. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1899)
"With the exception of the Iroquois, including its Cherokee cognate, heavy prefixes
are not found in the languages of the more advanced American peoples. ..."
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