What is suffixation?

Definition
	Suffixation is a morphological process whereby a bound morpheme is attached to the end of a stem.
	The kind of affix involved in this process is called a suffix.

Example (English)
	The past tense suffix -ed attaches to the end of the stem walk to form the past tense verb walked.

Generic
	A suffixation is a kind of
	What is a morphological process?

Context for this page:

Concept module: suffixation
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): S
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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