infixation

English

Etymology

infix +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnfĭksāʹshən, IPA^(key): /ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/

Noun

infixation (usually uncountable, plural infixations)

(linguistic morphology) Word-formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
(grammar) The state or quality of being infixed.

Related terms

Translations

addition of an infix

French: infixation (fr) f
German: Infigieren n, Infigierung (de) f, Infixation f

state or quality of being infixed

References

“infixation” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

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