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prefix

affix which is placed before the stem of a word
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Summary

prefix ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • prefix is a type of affix[2].
  • prefix is a type of prefix[3].
  • prefix is the opposite of suffix[4].
  • prefix's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Prefixes[5].
  • prefix's partially coincident with is recorded as first element[6].
  • prefix's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#Prefix[7].
  • prefix's different from is recorded as prefixoid[8].
  • prefix's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#prefix[9].
  • prefix's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133073521[10].
  • prefix's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as woorddl.[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include affix[2] and prefix[3]. prefix is the opposite of suffix[4].

Why It Matters

prefix ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[1] prefix has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] prefix is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → suffix
    Aliases → —
    Different from → prefixoid
    Topic's main category → Category:Prefixes
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2835, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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