circumfix

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Pronunciation 1.4.2 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Circum- + -fix

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsəːkəmfɪks/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/

[edit] Noun

circumfix (plural circumfixes)

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

[edit] Related terms

• affix
• circumfixation
• infix
• prefix
• suffix

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[edit] Verb

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

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP): IPA: /səːkəmˈfɪks/

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Circum- + -fix

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈsirkʏmfɪks

[edit] Noun

circumfix n. (plural circumfixen, diminutive circumfixje)

1. (grammar) circumfix