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
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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"
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Infix as a verb (transitive):
To instill.
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Infix as a verb (transitive, linguistics):
To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
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Infix as a noun (linguistics):
A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as in English.
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Infix as a noun (linguistics, proscribed):
A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as and in English.
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Tmesis as a noun (prosody):
The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.