What's the atonym for prefix?

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 07:10 PM

I'm not a teacher, I just want to know because as far as I know there is not a word that means the opposite to prefix.

Thanks.

Scampy

**DrB0b** · 08-10-2008, 07:11 PM

postfix and suffix.

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 07:23 PM

^ Nice one Bob, green sent.

P.S. I don't want to be torn between the two, which one is better?

**CharleyFarley** · 08-10-2008, 07:39 PM

antonym

**pai nai ma** · 08-10-2008, 07:44 PM

affix

**jandajoy** · 08-10-2008, 07:47 PM

What is a prefix?

A prefix (affix) is a word, or letter(s) placed at the beginning of another word (a base word) to adjust or qualify its usage or meaning. The opposite of prefix is suffix.

English Grammar - Learn English Grammar - Prefixes

**momo8** · 08-10-2008, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

postfix and suffix.

Suffix is the antonym for prefix, Latin.

Postfix is a free open source mail transfer agent (MTA), a computer program for the routing and delivery of email. It is intended as a fast, easy-to-administer, and secure alternative to the widely-used Sendmail MTA.

The good doc is having you on Scampy

. Postfix is also another term for a Post-it.

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 07:51 PM

^ Yeah I thought 'suffix' sounded better.

To everyone else on this thread, yes I do know what a prefix is thankyou very much.

**jandajoy** · 08-10-2008, 07:51 PM

Asterix

bkkmadness · 08-10-2008, 08:09 PM

afix

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 08:16 PM

Oh make up your bloody minds!

**pai nai ma** · 08-10-2008, 08:18 PM

A prefix begins a word.

An affix ends it.

A suffix can do either.

(I think)

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 08:19 PM

It must be affix... bkkmadness is never wrong is he.

**jandajoy** · 08-10-2008, 08:20 PM

Getafix

**momo8** · 08-10-2008, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

It must be affix... bkkmadness is never wrong is he.

No, he's always right except when he is wrong

Don't you own a dicktionary Scamp?

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 08-10-2008, 08:32 PM

I have an i dictionary and it usually gives the atonym... If this thread is going to go any further, how about an acronym for prefix?

**lom** · 08-10-2008, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by pai nai ma

A prefix begins a word. An affix ends it. A suffix can do either. (I think)

A prefix begins a word
A suffix ends a word

both of them are affixes (affix = attach)

**pai nai ma** · 08-10-2008, 08:54 PM

^ agreed. i was wrong.

**CharleyFarley** · 08-10-2008, 09:50 PM

You can't have an acronym for a word

TGS is your acronym.

**Redneck** · 08-10-2008, 10:58 PM

Tixylix

**spiff** · 08-10-2008, 11:25 PM

protonym

**spiff** · 08-10-2008, 11:27 PM

neo-postsuprafix

bkkmadness · 09-10-2008, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

afix

Hey, my pic of Pete Docherty jacking up Heroin disappeared from my post.

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 09-10-2008, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by CharleyFarley

You can't have an acronym for a word

TGS is your acronym.

Granted... Anagram then.

**DrAndy** · 09-10-2008, 09:09 AM

custardcreambix

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