Confix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Confix is a noun meaning (linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
Meaning
(linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix.
- (transitive, obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state.
Example Sentences
22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root.
As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu.
But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house / He knew me as a wife. As this is true, / Let me in safety raise me from my knees; / Or else for ever be confixed here, / A marble monument!
Word Forms
- confixes
- confixing
- confixed
Synonyms for confix
Depending on context, synonyms include circumfix, ambifix.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interfix, affixation, affix, infixion, infixation, affixing.
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