The difference between Infix and Tmesis

When used as nouns, infix means a morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as in english, whereas tmesis means the insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.


Infix is also verb with the meaning: to set.

check bellow for the other definitions of Infix and Tmesis

  1. Infix as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.

    Examples:

    "to infix a sting, spear, or dart"

  2. Infix as a verb (transitive):

    To instill.

  3. Infix as a verb (transitive, linguistics):

    To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

  1. Infix as a noun (linguistics):

    A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as in English.

  2. Infix as a noun (linguistics, proscribed):

    A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as and in English.

  1. Tmesis as a noun (prosody):

    The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.

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