infix
An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacationAn affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
» Are there infixes in English? Abso-fucking-lutely!
Meaning
4 sensesAn affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
an affix that is inserted inside the word
A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.
Infix
и́нфиксínfiks
(dated)A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
(proscribed)Synonym of interfix.
Examples
1 sentencesAre there infixes in English? Abso-fucking-lutely!
Translations
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Origin
Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participBack-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).
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