suprafix

English

Etymology

Blend of supra- +‎ affix

Noun

suprafix (plural suprafixes)

1. (linguistic morphology) A type of affix where a suprasegmental change (such as tone or stress) modifies an existing morpheme's meaning.

Coordinate terms

• (types of affixes): adfix, affix, ambifix, circumfix, confix, disfix, duplifix, infix, interfix, libfix, postfix, prefix, prefixoid, simulfix, suffix, suffixoid, transfix

Derived terms

• suprafixal
• suprafixation

Translations

type of affix

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: superfiksi