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circumfix en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ (US)
  • /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From circum- + -fix.

Meanings

  1. An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
circumfixes Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

disfix · semi-prefix · suffix · duplifix · libfix · pseudo-suffix · prefixoid · suffixoid · prefix · adfix · infix · postfix · simulfix · transfix · affix · suprafix · interfix

Deriveds

circumfixing · circumfixal · circumfixation

Synonyms

confix · ambifix

Translations (30)

cs cirkumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · bg циркумфикс (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nn cirkumfiks (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · es circunfijo (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ru циркумфи́кс (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ka ცირკუმფიქსი (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nl omvoegsel (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · cy cylchddodiad (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · sv cirkumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ms apitan (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · fi sirkumfiksi (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nl circumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · pt circunfixo (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nn sirkumfiks (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · fr circonfixe (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nl discontinu affix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · da cirkumfiks (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ca circumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nb sirkumfiks (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · eo cirkumfikso (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · el υπέρθημα (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ro confix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · tl kabilaang-lapi (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · nb cirkumfiks (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · cmn 環綴 /环缀 (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · ja 接周辞 (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · it circonfisso (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · pl okołorostek (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · de Zirkumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element) · eo ĉirkaŭafikso (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element)

circumfix en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /səːkəmˈfɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ (US)
  • /sɚkəmˈfɪks/ (US)

Etymology

From circum- + -fix.

Meanings

  1. Affix a circumfix to (a word).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
circumfixing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
circumfixes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
circumfixed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
circumfixed Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (5)

fi liittää sirkumfiksi (add a circumfix) · de zirkumfigieren (add a circumfix) · nl circumfigeren (add a circumfix) · cmn 加上環綴 /加上环缀 (add a circumfix) · es circunfijar (add a circumfix)