Clitic vs. Affix
Difference Between Clitic and Affix
Cliticnoun
(linguistics) A morpheme that functions like a word, but never appears as an independent word, instead being always attached to a following or preceding word (or, in some cases, within a surrounding word).
Affixnoun
That which is affixed; an appendage.
Affixnoun
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
Affixnoun
A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
Affixnoun
(mathematics) The complex number associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates .
Affixnoun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
Affixverb
(transitive) To attach.
to affix a stigma to a personto affix ridicule or blame to somebodyAffixverb
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
to affix a syllable to a wordto affix a seal to an instrumentto affix one's name to a writingAffixverb
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
eyes affixed upon the groundAffixnoun
a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
Affixverb
attach to;
affix the seal hereAffixverb
add to the very end;
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented languageAffixverb
attach or become attached to a stem word;
grammatical morphemes afix to the stem
