circumfix

From circum- +‎ -fix.

• (noun):
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/
• (verb):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səːkəmˈfɪks/, /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /sɚkəmˈfɪks/, /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/

circumfix (plural circumfixes)

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

   Synonyms: ambifix, confix

• circumfixation
• circumfixal
• circumfixing (adjective, noun or present participle)

circumfix (third-person singular simple present circumfixes, present participle circumfixing, simple past and past participle circumfixed)

1. (grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).

• Category:Circumfixes by language

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• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪrkʏmˌfɪks/

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• Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧fix

circumfix n (plural circumfixen, diminutive circumfixje n)

1. (grammar) circumfix