diffix

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English

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Etymology

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From French diffixe, equivalent to dis- +‎ clipping of affix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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diffix (plural diffixes)

  1. (linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word.
    Hyponym: transfix
    • 2015, Joachim Mugdan, “Units of word formation”, in Susan Olsen, Franz Rainer, editors, Word-Formation. An International Handbook of the Languages of Europe (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft; 40.1), De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 267:
      Since a transfix -∅-i- with a zero vowel […] is not to everyone’s liking, it may be advisable to use a special term for the Semitic vowel patterns, e.g., diffix, leaving transfix for other affixes that are both disrupted and disrupting.

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