The AI-powered English dictionary
plural interfixes
(linguistic morphology) A morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as the empty morphs English -i- and -o-. quotations
An empty morph is an interfix if it fulfills all of the following three conditions (Dressier, 1985f).
2004, Francis Katamba, Morphology: Critical Concepts in Linguistics, page 187
(linguistic morphology) A transfix.
(computing, information retrieval, dated) An association link, a device to group multiple words or concepts. quotations examples
LOCANT, n. A number used in the Dyson cipher system for coding the position of substituents of carbon chain, i.e. an interfix.
1959, Frank S. Wagner, Jr., A Dictionary of Documentation Terms, page 19
third-person singular simple present interfixes, present participle interfixing, simple past and past participle interfixed
(engineering, transitive) To attach or anchor (two or more parts) together. quotations examples
Generally speaking the article is formed of two pieces which are interfixed for providing a pair of spring urged jaws...
1932, Elmer G. Koch, "Collar Fastener", United States Patent 1915250 , page 2
(linguistic morphology, transitive) To insert (an interfix) between two morphemes. quotations
Our goal in the construction of this task was to isolate and highlight the relationship between the interfixed and free forms of the initial constituent.
2001, Wolfgang U. Dressler et al., “The Processing of interfixed German compounds”, in Yearbook of Morphology 1999, page 185