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interfix

noun

Etymology

From inter- + fix.

  1. derived from *dʰeygʷ-✻
  2. derived from fīxus
  3. derived from *fixer✻
  4. inherited from fixen
  5. prefixed as interfix — “inter + fix”

Definitions

  1. An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as…

    An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.

    • An empty morph is an interfix if it fulfills all of the following three conditions (Dressier, 1985f).

  2. A transfix.

  3. An association link.

    • LOCANT, n. A number used in the Dyson cipher system for coding the position of substituents of carbon chain, i.e. an interfix.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To attach or anchor (two or more parts) together.

      • Generally speaking the article is formed of two pieces which are interfixed for providing a pair of spring urged jaws...

    2. To insert (an interfix) between two morphemes.

      • Our goal in the construction of this task was to isolate and highlight the relationship between the interfixed and free forms of the initial constituent.

The neighborhood

Derived

interfixation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for interfix. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA