A new word would form when I attach a prefix to a word.
But must the new word be one word or linked by a hyphen?
2006-07-14 17:39:47 · 3 answers · asked by jamiefkw 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I agree that "alter" is an adjective, not a prefix.
Don't worry about the spelling of the word; that's not important in determining prefixes or not. Think of a prefix as something that goes at the beginning of a word, and doesn't have any meaning unless it's attached to a word.
For example, "pre" doesn't have any meaning as a word by itself, but "prereading" does have meaning.
2006-07-15 08:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, alter in this case is an adjective, describing a type of ego; although the term itself, alter ego, is considered a noun.
A prefix is "attached" to a word, not separate.
2006-07-14 17:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. it is just a modifier, an adjective.
2006-07-14 17:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋