Word: circumfix
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cum
fix
Definition: An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around, surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: -fix
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way
Etymology Compounds: Affix: figere
Language: la
Decoded: figere
Meaning: to fasten