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infix
- /ɪnˈfɪks/ UK, US
- /ˈɪnfɪks/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪks
Where it comes from
Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).
verb infixes · infixing · infixed
- To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. to infix a sting, spear, or dart
- To instill.
- To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
noun infixes
- An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation. I am not pleased with one or two of the noun cases (they are too similar to others) and I want to change the way that the Focus category (see Section 3.5 of the grammar) is manifested (using word-order instead of an infix or other phonological marker). All in all, the language is structured almost e
- A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality. The infix position contains (pronominal) object markers, showing agreement with the object(s), which might be one or more noun phrases following the verb, or a foregoing or previously mentioned object marking.
- A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
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Synonym of interfix.
Similar: interfix
Translations
Talk about this word "infix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infix. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infix. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infix "infix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infix.Cite this
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title = {infix},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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