Circumfix Definition

sûrkəm-fĭks
noun
An affix consisting of a prefix and a suffix, such as the progressive present marker a- ... -ing in dialectal English I'm a-going or the past participle marker y- ... -t in archaic English yclept.
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(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.

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verb
To add as a circumfix.
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(grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).
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Other Word Forms of Circumfix

Noun

Singular:
circumfix
Plural:
circumfixes

Origin of Circumfix

  • circum- +"Ž -fix

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