Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasal infix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: nasal in-fix
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Proto-Indo-European infix *-n(é)- used in imperfective verbs.

Example Sentences

"This type was formed by the ablauting affix *-né-/*-n- inserted before the last consonant of the root. […] Thus, to the root *leykʷ- 'leave', the stem forms are *li-né-kʷ-, atonic *li-n-kʷ-."

Inflected Forms

nasal infixes (plural)

Questions

What does nasal infix mean?: The Proto-Indo-European infix *-n(é)- used in imperfective verbs.

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