Possessivization Suffix

A Possessivization Suffix is an Inflectional Suffix used by a Possessivization Process to create a Possessive Terminal Word.

• AKA: Possessive Suffix
• Example(s):
  • -s, a Possessivization Suffix, e.g. its (or a Pluralization Suffix)
  • -'s, a Possessivization Suffix.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • -ed, a Past Tense Suffix.
  • -ing.
  • -er, a Derivational Suffix.
• See: Morphological Rule, Pluralization Suffix.

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References

• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/possessive_suffix
  • Noun
    • 1. (linguistics) A suffix that indicates possession, occurs in some Uralic, Semitic and Indo-European languages.

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