Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fix
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.

noun

An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix.

verb

To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu."
"22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root."
"But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house / He knew me as a wife. As this is true, / Let me in safety raise me from my knees; / Or else for ever be confixed here, / A marble monument!"

Etymology

From Latin configo or con- + fix.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: con-
Root: configo

Usage

Inflected Forms

confixes (plural) confixes (present, singular) confixing (participle, present) confixed (participle, past) confixed (past)

Synonyms

circumfix ambifix

Questions

What does confix mean?: An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root.
Where does confix come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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