-ma-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ma"

English

Infix

-ma-

  1. (pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mar-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation
  2. (humorous) Adds ironic pseudo-sophistication to an existing word.
    education + -ma- → edumacation
    alcohol + -ma- → alcamahol

Usage notes

(Ironic pseudo-sophistication): Usually inserted after a trochaic foot.[1]

References
  1. Yu, Alan C. L. (2007). The Phonology-Morphology Interface from the perspective of infixation.

Anagrams

Chichewa

Prefix

-ma-

  1. Forms the habitual aspect in verbs.

Usage notes

A high tone is placed on the subject marker and the penultimate syllable.

Prefix

-ma-

  1. Forms the past imperfective in verbs.

Usage notes

A high tone is placed on the syllable immediately following this marker.

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