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{
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{
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{
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"(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit."
],
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},
{
"word": "confix"
}
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"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
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"masculine"
],
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{
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "環綴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huánzhuì",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "环缀"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
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},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "omvoegsel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "cirkumfikso"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "ĉirkaŭafikso"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "sirkumfiksi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circonfixe"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cirḳumpiksi",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "ცირკუმფიქსი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Zirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypérthima",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "υπέρθημα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circonfisso"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sesshūji",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "接周辞"
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okołorostek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circunfixo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cirkumfíks",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "циркумфи́кс"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circunfijo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "kabilaang panlapi"
}
]
}
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"tags": [
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈsɚkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/səːkəmˈfɪks/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɚkəmˈfɪks/",
"tags": [
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]
},
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"tags": [
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"pos": "verb",
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"(grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word)."
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "加上環綴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiāshàng huánzhuì",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "加上环缀"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "circumfigeren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "liittää sirkumfiksi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "zirkumfigieren"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "circunfijar"
}
]
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{
"ipa": "/səːkəmˈfɪks/",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
{
"ipa": "/sɚkəmˈfɪks/",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "cirkumfiks",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "циркумфикс"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circumfix"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "環綴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huánzhuì",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "环缀"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "circumfix"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "discontinu affix"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "omvoegsel"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "cirkumfikso"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "ĉirkaŭafikso"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "sirkumfiksi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circonfixe"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cirḳumpiksi",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "ცირკუმფიქსი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Zirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypérthima",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "υπέρθημα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circonfisso"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sesshūji",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "接周辞"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfiks"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okołorostek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circunfixo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "confix"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "cirkumfíks",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "циркумфи́кс"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "circunfijo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cirkumfix"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element",
"word": "kabilaang panlapi"
}
],
"word": "circumfix"
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms prefixed with circum-",
"English terms suffixed with -fix",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English verbs"
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{
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},
{
"form": "circumfixed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "circumfixed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "circumfix (third-person singular simple present circumfixes, present participle circumfixing, simple past and past participle circumfixed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"en:Grammar"
],
"glosses": [
"Affix a circumfix to (a word)."
],
"links": [
[
"grammar",
"grammar"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word)."
],
"topics": [
"grammar",
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɚkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/səːkəmˈfɪks/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɚkəmˈfɪks/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɚkəmfɪks/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "加上環綴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiāshàng huánzhuì",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "加上环缀"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "circumfigeren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "liittää sirkumfiksi"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "zirkumfigieren"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "add a circumfix",
"word": "circunfijar"
}
],
"word": "circumfix"
}
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