摘要：Next to multiword lexemes,such as idioms,discrete units may be found on a lower,i.e.a morphological level in language.A notable,rather widespread but neglected field is represented by circumfixes.i.e.discrete combinations of morphemes,such as the German gesprochen standing before and after a lexical morpheme,a stable combination of a prefix and suffix having a stable and fixed meaning and or function.A few examples in various languages as a general classification of this are briefly shown to indicate that the phenomenon of circumfix is by no means rare.In what follows a detailed analysis of a single Czech case of the circumfix z--lý is offered (such as in zhrublý,zesinalý),relating to verb bases.Here,both the regular and anomalous cases is pointed at and commented briefly upon.
