The suffix -gate isn’t entirely a function word—it still retains the meaning of “scandal.” But it could one day undergo what linguists call “grammaticalization,” when content words ...

Have you noticed how often we slap the suffix “worthy” on words when we pass judgment on things? When sizing up a television show, for instance, we might call it “cringeworthy” or ...

The canonical use of -ish is as a suffix meaning “approximately,” as in bluish, tallish, sixish, or even hungry-ish. This is the definition—the only definition—that you’ll find in ...

Sauce has come a long way from its original noun meaning, passing through idiom, to adjective, to adjective-forming suffix. Still, it has kept in touch with its roots.

I was certain that the entry for “Suffix for an extravaganza,” which is -ORAMA, must be pure crosswordese — then proved myself wrong by confirming it had a long history as a suffix meaning ...

When is the suffix -ation used? Find out what happens when you add the suffix -ation to the end of a word in this Bitesize KS1 and KS2 English guide.