CONFIX Meaning and
Definition
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Confix (noun) refers to a linguistic term that describes a morpheme or an affix that is attached to the beginning or end of a word to create a new word form. It combines the characteristics of both prefixes and suffixes but differs in its specific usage. While prefixes are added to the beginning of a word and suffixes are attached to the end, confixes can be applied to either position.
Confixes are used to alter the meaning, tense, case, or grammatical function of the original word. They can be found in various languages, especially those with highly inflected or agglutinative structures. For instance, in English, some examples of confixes are the "-ish" in "reddish" and the "-ly" in "quickly." In both cases, the confixes are modifying the base words, indicating a quality (reddish) or manner (quickly).
Confixes can also be referred to as "circumfixes" when they consist of two elements, one attaching to the beginning and the other to the end of a base word. An example of a circumfix in German is the "ge- -t" combination in "gekauft" (bought), where "ge-" signifies completion or past tense and "-t" marks the verb as past participle.
Overall, confixes play a crucial role in word formation, providing flexibility and richness to language structures by allowing for the creation of new words and conveying additional information.
Common Misspellings for CONFIX
- xonfix
- vonfix
- fonfix
- donfix
- cinfix
- cknfix
- clnfix
- cpnfix
- c0nfix
- c9nfix
- cobfix
- comfix
- cojfix
- cohfix
- condix
- concix
- convix
- congix
- contix
- conrix
Idioms with the word CONFIX
Conjugate verb Confix
CONDITIONAL
I
would confix
you
would confix
he/she/it
would confix
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would confix
they
would confix
CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS
I
would be confixing
you
would be confixing
he/she/it
would be confixing
we
would be confixing
they
would be confixing
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
I
would have confix
you
would have confix
he/she/it
would have confix
we
would have confix
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would have confix
CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I
would have been confixing
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would have been confixing
he/she/it
would have been confixing
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would have been confixing
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would have been confixing
FUTURE
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will confix
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will confix
he/she/it
will confix
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will confix
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will confix
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
I
will be confixing
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will be confixing
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will be confixing
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will be confixing
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will be confixing
FUTURE PERFECT
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will have confixed
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will have confixed
he/she/it
will have confixed
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will have confixed
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will have confixed
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
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will have been confixing
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will have been confixing
he/she/it
will have been confixing
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will have been confixing
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will have been confixing
IMPERATIVE
you
confix
we
let´s confix
to confix
PAST
I
confixed
you
confixed
he/she/it
confixed
we
confixed
they
confixed
PAST CONTINUOUS
I
was confixing
you
were confixing
he/she/it
was confixing
we
were confixing
they
were confixing
PAST PARTICIPLE
confixed
PAST PERFECT
I
had confixed
you
had confixed
he/she/it
had confixed
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had confixed
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had confixed
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I
had been confixing
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had been confixing
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had been confixing
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had been confixing
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had been confixing
PRESENT
I
confix
you
confix
he/she/it
confixes
we
confix
they
confix
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I
am confixing
you
are confixing
he/she/it
is confixing
we
are confixing
they
are confixing
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
confixing
PRESENT PERFECT
I
have confixed
you
have confixed
he/she/it
has confixed
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have confixed
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have confixed
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
I
have been confixing
you
have been confixing
he/she/it
has been confixing
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have been confixing
they
have been confixing
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