interfix

From inter- +‎ fix.

• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧fix

interfix (plural interfixes)

2. (linguistic morphology) An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.
   • 2004, Francis Katamba, Morphology: Critical Concepts in Linguistics‎^[1], →ISBN, page 187:

     An empty morph is an interfix if it fulfills all of the following three conditions (Dressier, 1985f).

3. (linguistic morphology) A transfix.
4. (computing, information retrieval, dated) An association link.
   • 1959, Frank S. Wagner, Jr., A Dictionary of Documentation Terms, page 19:

     LOCANT, n. A number used in the Dyson cipher system for coding the position of substituents of carbon chain, i.e. an interfix.

interfix (third-person singular simple present interfixes, present participle interfixing, simple past and past participle interfixed)

1. (engineering, transitive) To attach or anchor (two or more parts) together.
   • 1932, Elmer G. Koch, "Collar Fastener", United States Patent 1915250 [2], page 2:

     Generally speaking the article is formed of two pieces which are interfixed for providing a pair of spring urged jaws...

2. (linguistic morphology, transitive) To insert (an ) between two morphemes.
   • 2001, Wolfgang U. Dressler et al., “The Processing of interfixed German compounds”, in Yearbook of Morphology 1999‎^[3], →ISBN, page 185:

     Our goal in the construction of this task was to isolate and highlight the relationship between the interfixed and free forms of the initial constituent.

• interfixation

• epenthesis
• infix
• Category:English interfixes

• “interfix”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Interfix, encyclopedia.com
• A Dictionary of Grammatical Terms in Linguistics by R.L. Trask
• Interfixes Preserve Syllables and Word Roots by Allen, Andrew, 1976
• Interfixation in German compounds: What factors govern acceptability judgements
• The Interfixation as a Morphological Process in Ngwa Igbo

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪntɛrfɪks]

interfix m inan

1. interfix

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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