infix

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
2. (transitive) To instill.
3. (transitive) To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

Noun

1. An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
2. 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.
3. (dated) A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
4. (proscribed) Synonym of interfix.

Sinonieme

insert

impress

introduce

inlay

enter

bracket

brooch

catch

clasp

enchase

fasten

fix

fixate

frame

frame up

frap

hang on

hitch

impact

implant

indent

indenture

insertion

intercalate

interpolate

interpose

interposition

intervene

jab

join

moor

mortgage

mount

pad

peg

penetrate

pierce

pin

pitch

post

ram

🐏

reeve

rig

run in

secure

sign on

stake

stamp

stick

stick on

Vertalings

infixe

Infix

infijo

infix

infixo

infisso

navbendik

tussenvoegsel

επένθημα

navgir

infix

orta ek

Einfügung

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɪks/

Etimologie (Engels)

Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).