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German
Etymology
From Latin praefīxum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʁeːfɪks/, /ˈpʁɛːfɪks/
Noun
Präfix n (strong, genitive Präfixes, plural Präfixe)
- prefix
- Synonyms: (older form) Präfixum, Vorsilbe, (very rare) Vorfügsel
- Hypernym: Affix
- Hyponyms: Ableitungspräfix, Adverbpräfix, Einheitenpräfix, Fremdpräfix, Lehnpräfix, Possessivsuffix, Verbalpräfix, Netzwerk-Präfix, Nominalpräfix, SI-Präfix
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Further reading
- “Präfix” in Duden online
- “Präfix” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache