prefixoidn.
/ˈpriːfɪksɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈprifɪkˌsɔɪd/ Linguistics.
A combining form, esp. one with no prior currency as an independent word.
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verbalizer1888
premedial1925
postradical1937
postmedial1946
replacive1948
subtractive1948
non-nuclear1961
prefixoid1963
singulative1966
1963 Language 39 117 The number of cross references causes a great deal of page-turning..especially those involving ‘prefixoids’, e.g. auto-, meta-, poli-, super-.
1977 A. L. Lepschy & G. Lepschy Italian Lang. Today ii. iv. 78 Particularly striking is the use of prefixoids, i.e., elements halfway between prefixes and nouns occupying the first place in a compound, for instance aero-, auto-.
1979 Dictionaries 1 16 I have suggested that we reserve the term ‘combining form’ for phenomena of the type 2 because there is an allomorphic relationship which accounts for the term ‘combining’ form. For phenomena of the type 1 where there is no such relationship I have suggested the term affixoids which comprise prefixoids and suffixoids.
1996 S. Greenbaum Oxf. Eng. Gram. Notes 596 Prefixoids are sound sequences that resemble genuine prefixes without qualifying for the status of prefix, since their etymology is not known to the vast majority of speakers.
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