Circumfix

A circumfix (abbr: CIRC) (also parafix, confix, or ambifix) is an affix which has two parts, one placed at the start of a word, and the other at the end. Circumfixes contrast with prefixes, attached to the beginnings of words; suffixes, attached at the end; and infixes, inserted in the middle. Circumfixes are common in Malay and Georgian.

Its related operation is called circumfixation (or parafixation, confixation, ambifixation).

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