tmesis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”). First attested in 1586.
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tmeses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
infix · tmetic · tmema · axonotmesis · neurotmesis
Synonyms
Translations (24)
cmn 插詞法 /插词法 (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · cmn 分字法 (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · ru тме́сис (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · tl salingit (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · sv tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · it tmesi (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · bg тмезис (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · sh tmeza (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · pl tmeza (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · la diacopē (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · fi tmeesi (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · de Tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · es tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · sh тмеза (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · ca tmesi (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · el τμήση (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · ga timéis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · pt tmese (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · ru тме́зис (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · la tmēsis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · fr tmèse (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · eo tmezo (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · nl tmesis (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word) · ja 切離 (insertion of one or more words between the components of a word)