noun
Linguistic term for an affix inserted inside a word stem, as opposed to a prefix or suffix. Used in grammar and morphology discussions.
タガログ語では、動詞の活用に挿入辞がよく使われる。
In Tagalog, infixes are often used in verb conjugation.
Suffix, attached at the end of a word.
General term for affix, encompassing prefixes, suffixes, and infixes.
Compound of 挿入 (sōnyū, 'insertion') + 辞 (ji, 'affix' or 'word'), a straightforward calque or translation of the English linguistic term 'infix'.