adfix

English

Etymology

ad- +‎ -fix

Noun

adfix (plural adfixes)

(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).

Antonyms

infix

Translations

type of affix

Chinese:
Mandarin: 詞綴 (zh), 词缀 (zh) (cízhuì) (no equivalent exists; lit. "affix")

Finnish: etu- tai jälkiliite
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

Category:Prefixes by language
Category:Suffixes by language

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