infix

A noun referring to an affix that is inserted inside a word, typically used in linguistic morphology.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un afijo que se inserta dentro de una palabra, utilizado principalmente en morfología lingüística.

1. Linguistic affix C1 formal

   A morpheme or affix that is inserted inside the root of a word, rather than at the beginning or end.

   • In Tagalog, the infix '-um-' is added to verbs to indicate actor focus.
   • Some languages use an infix to express tense or aspect.
   • The word 'geek' is not an example of an infix in English.
   • Linguists study infixes as part of morphological typology.

   🇪🇸infijo

• infixes plural form
• infixes' possessive plural form
• infix's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to fix or insert firmly into something, often used in linguistics to describe inserting a morpheme within a word.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa fijar firmemente o insertar algo dentro de otra cosa; se usa a menudo en lingüística para describir la inserción de un morfema dentro de una palabra.

1. Insert or introduce C1 formal

   To place or fix something firmly into something else.

   • The artisan infixed the gem into the crown.
   • He infixed a new clause into the contract.
   • The sculptor infixed the bronze figure onto the marble base.

   🇪🇸Incrustar o insertar

   Sinónimos: driveembedfiximplantinsertplantsetthrust

   Antónimos: detachextractremovewithdraw

2. Linguistic insertion C2 formal technical

   To insert a morpheme into the middle of a word stem, altering its meaning or grammatical function.

   • In some languages, you infix a syllable to indicate tense.
   • Linguists study how speakers infix morphemes in certain dialects.
   • The process to infix a sound can change the word's emphasis.

   🇪🇸Inserción de un morfema en el interior de una palabra

• infixed past participle
• infixed past simple
• infixing present participle
• infixes third person singular