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English
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Etymology
back-form Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin infixus, past participle of infigere, to fasten in.

Pronunciation
;Noun:
IPA|/�ɪnfɪks/ (US)
audio|en-us-infix.ogg|Audio (US) - noun
;Verb:
IPA|/ɪn�fɪks/ (US)
audio|en-us-infix-verb.ogg|Audio (US) - verb

Verb
en-verb|infix|es

1. transitive To instill.
2. transitive|linguistics To insert a morpheme inside a word.

Noun
en-noun|es

1. linguistics A morpheme inserted inside a word.

Translations

Chinese: 中綴, 中�
Dutch: tussenvoegsel n, infix n
French: infixe m
German: t-|de|Infix|n
Greek: ε�ένθημα n
mid
Japanese: ���, �中�
Korean: ���
Kurdish: t|ku|navbendik, t|ku|navgir
Turkish: orta ek
Russian: ин�ик� m (infiks)

Related terms
infix notation

See also
affix
interfix
postfix
prefix
suffix
w:infix|Wikipedia article on Infixes

Category:English heteronyms

German

Noun
Infix (plural: Infix)

1. infix

Romanian

Etymology
F.|ro infixe

Pronunciation
IPA|[in'fiks]|lang=ro

Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plinfixe

1. #English|infix

Declension
ro-noun-n|plinfixe|definfixul

Related terms
l|ro|afix
l|ro|prefix
l|ro|sufix

Category:ro:Grammar

ca:infix
io:infix
ru:infix
sv:infix
te:infix
vi:infix
tr:infix
zh:infix

• 2007-12-17 18:03 - DCDuring - /* See also */ added interfix

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