Prefix

Noun

 * 1) That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.

Derived terms

 * prefixal
 * prefixation

Verb

 * 1)  To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
 * 2) *1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XXI:
 * And so he made redy for the feste, and a day prefyxte that they shulde be wedded [...].
 * 1) * 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.40:
 * But the danger was, that a man can hardly prefix any certaine limits unto his desire [...].
 * 1)  To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.

Related terms

 * fix
 * pre-

Thesaurus
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Alternative forms

 * præfix, præfixum, prefixe, prefixum

Etymology
From prefixer: (verb) and  praefixum: (noun), both from  praefixus:, past participle of praefigo: (from prae-: + figo:).

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: прыстаўка
 * Bulgarian: представка,
 * Chinese: (qiánzhuì)
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:, Vorsilbe
 * Hindi: उपसर्ग
 * Ido:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian: priedēklis
 * Persian: پیشوند
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: приставка,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Volapük: foyümot
 * Welsh: rhagddodiaid

Verb

 * Dutch: voorvoegen


 * Esperanto:


 * Dutch: voorhand, arrangeren,

Etymology
praefixum:

Noun

 * 1) prefix

Synonyms

 * voorvoegsel

Antonyms

 * suffix, achtervoegsel

Adjective

 * 1)  fixed, predetermined

Etymology
From post-Classical praefixum:, nominal use of the neuter form of Classical  praefixus:, past participle of praefigo: (from prae-: + figo:) — the noun directly thence, whereas the adjective via  préfixe:.

Alternative forms

 * praefix

Noun

 * 1)  prefix

Noun

 * 1) prefix

Etymology
From préfixe:.