tmesis
tmesis · tmeses
тмезис, тмесис
Tmesis
The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound wordThe insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
/t(ə)ˈmiːsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
Tmesis
тме́зисtmézis, тме́сисtmésis
Translations
7 languagesРусский
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insertion of one or more words between the components of a word:
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By meaning 1
insertion of one or more words between the components of a word:
Origin
From Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnōFrom Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”). First attested in 1586.
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Forms
plural: tmesesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable