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confixes

confixes is the plural of confix.

confixes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of confix.

Meaning of confix

Noun

confix (plural confixes)

  1. 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
  2. (rare) 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

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Questions about confixes

What is confixes the plural of?
Confixes is the plural of confix.

Words near confixes in the dictionary

  1. confix
  2. confixation
  3. confixations
  4. confixative
  5. confixed
  6. confixes
  7. confixing
  8. conflab
  9. conflabs
  10. conflagrant
  11. conflagrate

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