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

• (types of affixes): afijo, infijo, interfijo, sufijo

Adjective

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

1. (of an affix) prefixed

Derived terms

• prefijación

 

Etymology 2

Verb

prefijo

1. first-person singular present indicative of prefijar

Further reading

• “prefijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28