English Dictionary

-o-

interfix

A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

-o- is an interfix used in some languages.

意味（1）

A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile

blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere

speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer

sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism

extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism smell + -o- + vision producing smell-o-vision