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diffixes

diffixes is the plural of diffix.

Meaning of diffix

Noun

diffix (plural diffixes)

  1. A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word.
    • Since a transfix -∅-i- with a zero vowel […] is not to everyone’s liking, it may be advisable to use a special term for the Semitic vowel patterns, e.g., diffix, leaving transfix for other affixes that are both disrupted and disrupting.2015, Joachim Mugdan, “Units of word formation”, in Susan Olsen, Franz Rainer, editors, Word-Formation. An International Handbook of the Languages of Europe (Handbücher zur Sprach- und...

Questions about diffixes

What is diffixes the plural of?
Diffixes is the plural of diffix.

Words near diffixes in the dictionary

  1. diffine
  2. diffing
  3. diffinitive
  4. diffission
  5. diffix
  6. diffixes
  7. difflation
  8. difflations
  9. Diffley
  10. Diffleys
  11. diffluence

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