tmesis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Coined 1586, from Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmēsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (temnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Canada, RP, US): IPA: /təˈmiːsɪs/, /ˈmiːsɪs/, X-SAMPA: /t@"mi:sIs/, /"mi:sIs/
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Noun [edit]
tmesis (plural tmeses)
- (prosody) The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
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How bright the chit and chat, inserting and into chit-chat |
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Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
insertion of one or more words between the components of a word
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Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmēsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (temnō, “I cut”).
Noun [edit]
tmēsis (genitive tmēsis); f, third declension
- (grammar) The separation of a word, tmesis.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | tmēsis | tmēsēs |
| genitive | tmēsis | tmēsium |
| dative | tmēsī | tmēsibus |
| accusative | tmēsem | tmēsēs 1 |
| ablative | tmēse | tmēsibus |
| vocative | tmēsis | tmēsēs |
1 May also be tmēsīs.
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- tmesis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879