Confix

Origin

- + fix + -

Full definition of confix

Noun

1. (linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root
• As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu.
2. (linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix
• 22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root.

Synonyms

• (prefix-suffix unit) circumfix, ambifix

Coordinate terms

Verb

1. (obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state
• a. 1623, w:William Shakespeare, w, But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house
  He knew me as a wife. As this is true,
  Let me in safety raise me from my knees;
  Or else for ever be confixed here,
  A marble monument!