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-u-

-u- interfix: a linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.

Interfix

-u-

  1. A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.

Infix

-u-

  1. a monoclonal antibody derived from a human source.

Origin of -u-

From Latin -u-.

From the initial vowel of human.

Questions about -u-

What does -u- mean?
-u- means a linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.
What part of speech is -u-?
-u- can be an interfix or an infix.

Words near -u- in the dictionary

  1. -twt
  2. -ty
  3. -type
  4. -types
  5. -typic
  6. -u-
  7. -ual
  8. -uide
  9. -ula
  10. -ule
  11. -ulose

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -u- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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