diffix
English
Etymology
From French diffixe, equivalent to dis- + clipping of affix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.fɪks/
Noun
diffix (plural diffixes)
- (linguistics) A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word.
- Hyponym: transfix
- 2015, Joachim Mugdan, “Units of word formation”, in Susan Olsen, Franz Rainer, editors, Word-Formation. An International Handbook of the Languages of Europe (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft; 40.1), De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 267:
- Since a transfix -∅-i- with a zero vowel […] is not to everyone’s liking, it may be advisable to use a special term for the Semitic vowel patterns, e.g., diffix, leaving transfix for other affixes that are both disrupted and disrupting.
See also
- disfix