confix
confix noun: an affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
Noun
confix (plural confixes)
- An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
- As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu.2005, Elizabeth Zeitoun, “Tsou”, in The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, page 265
- An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix.
- 22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root.1982, Igor Aleksandrovič Melʹčuk, Philip Luelsdorff, Towards a Language of Linguistics, page 84
Verb
confix (third-person singular simple present confixes, present participle confixing, simple past and past participle confixed)
- To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state.
- But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house / He knew me as a wife. As this is true, / Let me in safety raise me from my knees; / Or else for ever be confixed here, / A marble monument!a. 1623, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
Synonyms of confix
Forms of confix
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | confixes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | confixes |
| present participle | confixing |
| past participle | confixed |
| past | confixed |
Origin of confix
From Latin configo or con- + fix.
Questions about confix
- What does confix mean?
- Confix means an affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
- What part of speech is confix?
- Confix can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of confix?
- The plural of confix is confixes.
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