| postfix |
| Definition: A letter, syllable, or word affixed to the end of a word. |
| Example: The -ly in quickly and the -s in dogs. |
| Etymology: Based on the model of prefix (first OED citation in 1614), the word was coined by combining post and fix. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1805: "Diminutive postfixes were added to the names of streams, &c. — Sruth is Gaelic for stream; Sruthan is little stream." (G. Dyer Restor. Anc. Modes bestowing Names 43) |