prefijo

See also: prefijó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈfixo/ [pɾeˈfi.xo]
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: pre‧fi‧jo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, perfect passive participle of praefīgō "I fasten before, I attach in front".

Noun

prefijo m (plural prefijos)

  1. (grammar) prefix (letters at the beginning of a word used to modify its meaning)
  2. (telephony) prefix, area code (numbers prefixed to a telephone number to indicate the location of the telephone line)
Coordinate terms

Adjective

prefijo (feminine prefija, masculine plural prefijos, feminine plural prefijas)

  1. (of an affix) prefixed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

prefijo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prefijar

Further reading

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