Infix
Affix inserted inside a word stem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about infixes in natural languages. For the mathematical notation, see Infix notation.
An infix is an affix inserted inside a word stem (an existing word or the core of a family of words). It contrasts with adfix, a rare term for an affix attached to the outside of a stem, such as a prefix or suffix.[note 1]
When marking text for interlinear glossing, most affixes are separated with a hyphen, but infixes are separated with ⟨angle brackets⟩.
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For a list of words relating to infixes, see the Infixes by language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.