infixation

English

Etymology

infix +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ĭnfĭksāʹshən, IPA: /ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /InfIk"seIS@n/

Noun

infixation (usually uncountable; plural infixations)

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

Related terms

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

Translations

addition of a infix

• French: infixation (fr) f

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

state or quality of being infixed

References

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