Ido

Noun

prefixo (plural prefixi)

1. prefix

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō ‎(“I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- ‎(“before”) + fīgō ‎(“I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix”)).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈfik.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈfik.so/
• Hyphenation: pre‧fi‧xo

Noun

prefixo m (plural prefixos)

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

Coordinate terms

• (prefix): sufixo, radical

Adjective

prefixo m ‎(feminine singular prefixa, masculine plural prefixos, feminine plural prefixas, not comparable)

1. prefixed

Synonyms

• prefixado

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