单词 | subfix |
释义 | subfixn. 1. Chiefly Grammar. An element added to the end of a word to adjust or modify its meaning; a suffix. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > suffix termisona1400 termination1495 paragoge1577 paragogic1593 desinence1598 terminative1649 suffix1778 subfix1795 postfix1805 ending1864 postbase1958 1795 D. Macpherson in Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. I. Gloss. Habowndand (adj) abundant..(bund a subfix signifying great plenty). 1823 J. Landseer Sabæan Res. v. 139 This word was sometimes employed as a prefix or prænomen; and at others, as a post, or sub-fix, or cognomen. 1873 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) III. 145/1 It [sc. the Japanese language] is not monosyllabic but agglutinate, supplying subfixes to modify the idea. 1913 T. Martindale Hunting in Upper Yukon iii. 49 The Chief passed a high eulogium upon the mule whose name he said was ‘Billie’—‘Billie’ with no prefix or subfix... Among the natives he always went by..‘Billie the Wild’ or ‘Wild Billie’. 2. In the writing system of the ancient Maya: an affix positioned below the main sign. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > morphology > morpheme > [noun] > affix > other specific types of affix augmentive1816 infix1881 subfix1895 nominalizer1943 simulfix1954 1895 D. G. Brinton Primer Mayan Hieroglyphics iv. vi. 116 The principal element in the glyph is the south or yellow sign..with the alar subfix. 1926 Man 26 65 The first glyph..is undoubtedly the Initial Series, introducing glyph, superfix, katun sign, and trinal subfix. 1976 J. Marcus Emblem & State in Classic Maya Lowlands 54 Pedestal feet as a subfix are also present in the Early Classic Period, supporting the emblem glyph. 1996 Lat. Amer. Antiq. 7 216 On the El Pato/El Chorro altar, the Tied-Hair glyph also contains the subfix T178, or the phonetic la. 2010 C. Helmke et al. in L. J. LeCount & J. Yaeger Classic Maya Provinc. Politics v. 113 While these glyphs remain illegible outlines, their respective subfixes and surviving internal details are all very closely comparable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). subfixv. 1. transitive. To fix on or attach below or to the end of something else; to append. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > externalize [verb (transitive)] > attach to as something extrinsic to grow to1390 annex1395 to wait on or upon ——1579 waita1674 subfix1684 accrete1712 cleave1958 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)] > in a subordinate position subjoin1632 subfix1684 1684 T. Baker Geom. Key Pref. sig. a Of the true unerring Causes of natural things..to any Topic..they cannot subfix a quod erat demonstrandum. 1776 J. Berington Lett. Materialism x. 223 The opinion (you add to a note subfixed to the page before me) of the natural immortality of the soul, had its origin in the heathen philosophy. 1805 J. M. Good in tr. Lucretius Nature of Things I. Pref. p. xiv I have..been punctilious in subfixing translations of all the passages from foreign writers, whose works I have found it necessary to quote. 1877 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. Nov. 19 The figures subfixed to the letters indicating the stars of comparison observed show [etc.]. 1904–5 Mem. Coll. Sci. & Engin. Kyōto Imperial Univ. 1 105 We denote the concentrations of these ions and molecules by C, subfixing the respective symbols. 2004 V. Prakasam in A. Caffarel et al. Lang. Typol. viii. 473 The vocative will be subfixed to the New [element] in an equative construction. 2. transitive (chiefly in passive). In the writing system of the ancient Maya: to attach as a subfix: see subfix n. 2. ΚΠ 1895 [see subfixed adj. at Derivatives]. 1928 Art & Archaeol. 25 148/2 These ‘accessory elements’..may be prefixed, suffixed, superfixed or subfixed, as is shown in figure 11c, d, e and f. 1946 Amer. Antiq. 12 114/1 In a number of places..the cauac-sign, prefixed by a flame-bracket and subfixed by the wood-sign, appears in the glyph of the Sun God. 1976 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 5 46 In Column B, Row 4 there is a 4 subfixing an apparent month glyph. 2010 E. Boot in A. de Voogt & I. Finkel Idea of Writing 158 The text on the Marcador provides yet other examples of foreign signs, such as a logograph for serpent.., subfixed with the Maya syllabic sign -na. Derivatives ˈsubfixed adj. ΚΠ 1895 Science 22 Mar. 327/2 The composite glyphs... consist usually of one main element, with infixed, prefixed, superfixed, postfixed or sub-fixed secondary elements. 1906 D. Gill Results Meridian Observ. Stars p. xvii The subfixed numbers indicate the number of stars on which each result depends. 2004 S. D. Houston in S. D. Houston First Writing ii. x. 304 Another pattern in early inscriptions includes a distinctive ‘fish-like’ head with..something that resembles a subfixed [ne] or [ni] syllable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1795v.1684 |
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