-h-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "h"

English

Interfix

-h-

  1. (rare) Emphasises obscenities.
    ‎fuck! + ‎-h- → ‎fuhuck!
    ‎damn! + ‎-h- → ‎dahamn!
  2. (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Indicates a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.
    ‎beer + ‎-h- → ‎bheer
    ‎boy + ‎-h- → ‎bhoy
    ‎god + ‎-h- → ‎ghod
    ‎good + ‎-h- → ‎ghood

Infix

-h-

  1. A ligature that sometimes appears between a word-final vowel and the nominalizing suffixes -í, -ígíí, and -ii.

Derived terms

    Navajo terms interfixed with -h-
    azeedíchʼííʼ łibáhígíí
    azeeʼ ndootʼeezhí łibáhígíí
    bee akʼeʼelchíhí tóhígíí
    bee atłʼóhí
    dilní bee nidaʼanéhígíí
    tłʼiish bichóhí
    tsétah jeeshóóʼ łibáhí
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