post|fix

post|fix
post|fix «verb. pohst FIHKS; noun. POHST fihks», verb, noun.
–v.t.
to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.
–n.
a word, syllable, or letter added to the end of a word; suffix.
[< post- + fix, verb; patterned on prefix]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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