infixes

Noun

infix (plural infixes)

1. An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
   • I am not pleased with one or two of the noun cases (they are too similar to others) and I want to change the way that the Focus category (see Section 3.5 of the grammar) is manifested (using word-order instead of an infix or other phonological marker). All in all, the language is structured almost...2006, “Ithkuil Q & A”, in The Conlanger's Library, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025, page 6
2. (some authors when describing agglutinative languages, otherwise dated) A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.
   • The infix position contains (pronominal) object markers, showing agreement with the object(s), which might be one or more noun phrases following the verb, or a foregoing or previously mentioned object marking.2008, Derek Nurse, Tense and Aspect in Bantu, →ISBN
3. (dated, Bantu linguistics) A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
4. (proscribed) Synonym of interfix.

   Synonyms:

   interfix

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