infix
/ˈɪnfɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnfɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌfiks in-ˈfiks/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɪn.fɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪn.fɪks/ (ame, ipa)
infix — noun
- infixsingular
- infixesplural
1. a meaningful unit (a letter, sound, or syllable) placed inside a word's stem rat
a meaningful unit (a letter, sound, or syllable) placed inside a word's stem rather than at the beginning or end, changing the word's grammatical role or meaning
Tagalog speakers use the infix -um- to turn the noun sulat into the verb sumulat.
language example: Tagalog infix -um- between consonants
The infix -n- appears inside the Sanskrit root vid when forming vindami, which means 'I know'.
Sanskrit example: -n- inserted into root vid
Professor Chen sketched an infix on the whiteboard, slotting it between a word's first consonant and the vowel.
Kwame spotted the infix -in- inside the Tagalog word sinulat during his field methods class.
Hana's textbook listed infixes from Khmer that change a noun into a different part of speech.
用法筆記
Most English words have no infixes; examples in learner dictionaries are drawn from Tagalog, Sanskrit, Khmer, and other languages where infixation is a regular process.
常見錯誤
infix — verb
- infixpresent simple I / you / we / they
- infixes3rd person singular
- infixing-ing form
- infixedpast simple
1. to place a sound, letter, or syllable inside a base word in order to produce a n
to place a sound, letter, or syllable inside a base word in order to produce a new grammatical form or meaning
A linguist studying Tagalog showed the class how to infix -um- after the first consonant.
infix + into structure with Tagalog -um-
Ana practised how to infix a nasal sound into the middle of Samoan verb stems.
To infix -n- into the Sanskrit root vid, you place it before the final d.
Rosa's morphology professor asked Rosa to infix a given morpheme into ten example words.
English speakers sometimes infix an expletive into a word for emphasis, like 'abso-blooming-lutely'.
- remove
taking a morpheme out rather than placing one in
文法句型
infix + morpheme + into + word
用法筆記
The object is the morpheme being inserted; the word receiving the infix typically follows 'into' or 'in'. This sense is used almost exclusively in academic linguistics.
常見錯誤
infix — adjective
- infixpositive
- more infixcomparative
- most infixsuperlative
1. describing a way of writing expressions in which the symbol for an operation (li
describing a way of writing expressions in which the symbol for an operation (like +, −, or ×) is written between the two numbers or values it works on, rather than before or after them
Children learn infix notation early: 5 + 3 places the plus sign between two numbers.
infix notation with arithmetic example
Ibrahim's programming textbook explained that infix operators like '&&' sit between their two operands.
infix operator in programming contexts
Dmitri typed =A1+A2 into the spreadsheet, relying on infix notation for the formula.
Infix arithmetic feels natural because we write sums this way from primary school.
The calculator uses infix form, so you type '7 × 8' rather than '× 7 8'.
- interfix
occasionally used for the same concept in computing, though 'interfix' more commonly means a linking element between two word parts
用法筆記
Used attributively, almost always before 'notation', 'form', 'expression', or 'operator'. Contrast with prefix notation (operator first, e.g. + 3 4) and postfix notation (operator last, e.g. 3 4 +).