adjective capable of being attached or added to something else
In linguistics, the term 'affixable' is used to describe a word or morpheme that can take affixes, such as prefixes or suffixes, to create new words or modify existing ones.
In grammar, 'affixable' refers to a word or morpheme that is capable of having affixes added to it to change its meaning or form.
In morphology, 'affixable' pertains to a word or morpheme that can combine with affixes to produce new words or alter the structure of existing ones.
In the field of linguistics, a writer may use the term 'affixable' when discussing the ability of a word to take on prefixes or suffixes.
A psychologist may use the term 'affixable' when discussing language development and the ways in which children learn to add prefixes and suffixes to words.
An educator may use the term 'affixable' when teaching students about word formation and the rules for adding prefixes and suffixes to base words.
A translator may encounter the term 'affixable' when working with languages that have complex systems of prefixes and suffixes, and need to understand how words can be modified in different contexts.