"suffigal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From the present stem of Latin suffīgō (“I fasten onto”) + -al. The formation on the Latin present stem is unusual; perhaps originally an innovation in German. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|suffīgō|t=I fasten onto}} Latin suffīgō (“I fasten onto”), {{suf|en|Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">suffīgō</i> (“I fasten onto”)|-al}} Latin suffīgō (“I fasten onto”) + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} suffigal (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics, rare) Synonym of suffixal Tags: not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: suffixal [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: suffigation
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