Logo
Search icon

infix

noun

Meaning

  • A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English.

  • A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English.

verb

Meaning

  • To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.

    "to infix a sting, spear, or dart"

  • To instill.

  • To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.