Suffixes can be classified with reference to the word-class that results when they are added to a base. Alternatively, they can be classified with reference to the grammatical class of the base to which they are added. The suffix-ish at the end of words like boyish, childish and snobbish, for example, can be described as an adjective suffix because the addition of the suffix results in the formation of an adjective. We can also say that this suffix has a denominal function in the sense that it changes a noun 3. into another word-class. The suffix-ee at the end of words like employee and examinee is a noun suffix because the addition of this suffix results in the formation of a noun. This suffix has a deverbal function in the sense that it is added to a verb.