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Tmesis

Tme′sis

(mē′sĭs or t’mē′sĭs; 277)
,
Noun.
[L., from Gr.
τμῆσισ
a cutting, fr.
τέμνειν
to cut.]
(Gram.)
The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words;
as,
in what place soever
, for
whatsoever place
.

Definition 2024

Tmesis

Tmesis

See also: tmesis

German

Noun

Tmesis f

  1. tmesis

tmesis

tmesis

See also: Tmesis

English

Noun

tmesis ‎(plural tmeses)

  1. (prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
Examples

How bright the chit and chat, inserting and into chit-chat
Abso-****-lutely, insertion of swear word **** into absolutely
A whole nother, a proscribed but common insertion.

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Synonyms

  • tumbarumba

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Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τμῆσις ‎(tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω ‎(témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtmeː.sis/, [ˈtmeː.sɪs]

Noun

tmēsis f ‎(genitive tmēsis); third declension

  1. (grammar) The separation of a word, tmesis.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tmēsis tmēsēs
genitive tmēsis tmēsium
dative tmēsī tmēsibus
accusative tmēsem tmēsēs
ablative tmēse tmēsibus
vocative tmēsis tmēsēs

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Spanish

Noun

tmesis f ‎(plural tmesis)

  1. (prosody) tmesis

Etymology

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

Cognates include Bulgarian тмезис ‎(tmezis), Dutch tmesis, Finnish tmeesi, French tmèse, German Tmesis, Greek τμήσις ‎(tmísis), Italian tmesi, Polish tmeza, Portuguese tmese, Russian тме́зис ‎(tmézis), Serbo-Croatian тмеза and tmeza, Spanish tmesis, and many more others.

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