A noun, usually meaning an operation of removal of whatever is described in the first part of the work. For example, an appendectomy removes a person's appendix.
Suffixes are not parts of speech, but the "-y" at the end of the words suggests that the suffix comes from Greek and forms abstract nouns.
economy, astronomy
Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
acrimonious - adjective complacently - adverb advocate - verb generation - noun
Adding or subtracting a suffix often changes a word's part of speech.
It must be an adjective.
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
The suffix -itis forms a noun, indicating inflammation or a medical condition.
Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
acrimonious - adjective complacently - adverb advocate - verb generation - noun
Adding or subtracting a suffix often changes a word's part of speech.
It must be an adjective.
"Frailness" is a noun, like any other word formed by adding the suffix -ness to a root word that is an adjective.
When the suffix -itis is added to a word, it typically forms a noun. For example, "dermatitis" is a noun meaning inflammation of the skin.
The suffix affects a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. When you change the suffix, it changes the part of speech. If you change 'happy' into 'happiness' it becomes a noun; when you change it into 'happily' it becomes an adverb.
youtube
It's a suffix.
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
Adding a suffix to a word typically changes its meaning or grammatical function. Suffixes are added to the end of a word and can indicate things like tense, plurality, or part of speech. For example, adding "-ed" to the word "talk" changes it from a present tense verb to a past tense verb ("talked").