What does "infix" mean?

An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.

What is a synonym for "infix"?

Common synonyms include: insert, accidence, add, adjoin, affix, affixation.

//ɪnˈfɪks// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
"I am not pleased with one or two of the noun cases (they are too similar to others) and I want to change the way that the Focus category (see Section 3.5 of the grammar) is manifested (using word-order instead of an infix or other phonological marker). All in all, the language is structured almost exactly as I wanted."
2
an affix that is inserted inside the word wordnet
3
A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.
"The infix position contains (pronominal) object markers, showing agreement with the object(s), which might be one or more noun phrases following the verb, or a foregoing or previously mentioned object marking."
4
A prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes. dated
5
Synonym of interfix. proscribed

Verb

1
To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. archaic, transitive
"to infix a sting, spear, or dart"
2
attach a morpheme into a stem word wordnet
3
To instill. transitive
4
put or introduce into something wordnet
5
To insert a morpheme inside an existing word. transitive