circonfixe
French, noun/siʁ.kɔ̃.fiks/
circonfixe is spelled C-I-R-C-O-N-F-I-X-E (10 letters). Circonfixe is a French masculine noun meaning “circumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing part)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Affixe qui s’ajoute autour d’un radical et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. C’est en quelque sorte un…”.
What does circonfixe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecircumfix (affix with both a prefixing and suffixing part)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Affixe qui s’ajoute autour d’un radical et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. C’est en quelque sorte un préfixe plus un suffixe simultanés. On trouve des circonfixes notamment :
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of circonfixe
- circonfixes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce circonfixe?
- /siʁ.kɔ̃.fiks/
- \siʁ.kɔ̃.fiks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.