suffixal inflection
[/ˈsʌfɪksəl ɪnˈflɛkʃən/]
nounpl: suffixal inflections
flexão sufixal
1. A morphological process in which grammatical information (such as tense, number, person, case, or mood) is expressed by adding a suffix to the end of a word stem or root
In English, the past tense formation 'walk' → 'walked' is an example of suffixal inflection using the -ed suffix
Em português, a formação do plural 'gato' → 'gatos' é um exemplo de flexão sufixal usando o sufixo -s
2. The grammatical modification of words through the attachment of inflectional suffixes rather than prefixes or other morphological processes
Latin demonstrates extensive suffixal inflection in its noun declension system
O português utiliza flexão sufixal para indicar número, gênero e pessoa em nomes, adjetivos e verbos
This is a specialized linguistic and grammatical term used primarily in academic contexts, linguistics courses, and grammar instruction in both Brazil and Portugal. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation but is essential terminology in Portuguese language teaching and comparative linguistics studies.
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