dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoLibfix (e.g. adding -gate to a word to indicate a scandal)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkLibfix (e.g. adding -gate to a word to indicate a scandal)en.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareiiilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoHmm. Always thought that was called a postfix. But apparently postfix is email routing software.
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 days agoWhat you’re thinking of is called a “suffix” in linguistics. This libfix thing is a specialized version of suffixes, if I understand correctly.
Hmm. Always thought that was called a postfix. But apparently postfix is email routing software.
What you’re thinking of is called a “suffix” in linguistics. This libfix thing is a specialized version of suffixes, if I understand correctly.