infixation

English

Etymology

From infix +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnfĭksāʹshən, IPA^(key): /ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/

Noun

infixation (usually uncountable, plural infixations)

1. (linguistic morphology) Word-formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
2. (grammar) The state or quality of being infixed.

Derived terms

• expletive infixation

Related terms

• affix
• infix
• interfix
• interfixation
• prefix
• prefixation
• suffix
• suffixation

Translations

addition of an infix

• French: infixation (fr) f
• German: Infigieren n, Infigierung (de) f, Infixation f

state or quality of being infixed

References

• “infixation” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]