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nasal infix

nasal infix noun: the Proto-Indo-European infix *-n(é)- used in imperfective verbs.

Noun

nasal infix (plural nasal infixes)

  1. The Proto-Indo-European infix *-n(é)- used in imperfective verbs.
    • This type was formed by the ablauting affix *-né-/*-n- inserted before the last consonant of the root. […] Thus, to the root *leykʷ- 'leave', the stem forms are *li-né-kʷ-, atonic *li-n-kʷ-.1995, Andrew L. Sihler, “Conjugation - Eventive Stems In Proto-Indo-European”, in New Comparative Grammar Of Greek And Latin, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, 453. NASAL INFIX STEMS., page 498

Forms of nasal infix

pluralnasal infixes

Questions about nasal infix

What does nasal infix mean?
Nasal infix means the Proto-Indo-European infix *-n(é)- used in imperfective verbs.
What part of speech is nasal infix?
Nasal infix is a noun.
What is the plural of nasal infix?
The plural of nasal infix is nasal infixes.

Words near nasal infix in the dictionary

  1. nasal douche
  2. nasal fossa
  3. nasal fossae
  4. nasal index
  5. nasal indexes
  6. nasal infix
  7. nasal irrigation
  8. nasal irrigations
  9. nasal lavage
  10. nasal mutation
  11. nasal mutations

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