English

Pronunciation

• (noun):
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsəːkə****ɪks/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɚkə****ɪks/
• (verb):
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səːkəmˈfɪks/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /sɚkəmˈfɪks/

Noun

circumfix ‎(plural circumfixes)

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

Synonyms

• ambifix
• confix

Derived terms

• circumfixation
• circumfixal

Coordinate terms

• (types of affixes): adfix, affix, ambifix, confix, infix, interfix, libfix, postfix, prefix, suffix, suprafix

Translations

Verb

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

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

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪrkʏ****ɪks/

Noun

circumfix n ‎(plural circumfixen, diminutive circumfixje n)

1. (grammar) circumfix