tmesis

Signification (Anglais)

The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

Concepts

tmèse

abandon

abandonnement

renoncement

renonciation

désertion

Synonymes

abandoning

abandonment

relinquishment

renunciation

forlesing

Traductions

Tmesis

tmesis

τμήσις

tmesi

tmesis

εγκατάλειψη

abandonnement

Hinterlassung

tmesis

Preisgabe

abbandono

afvalligheid

cessie

ongedwongenheid

Überlassen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/t(ə)ˈmiːsɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). First attested in 1586.