fissi-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “cleft,” used in the formation of compound words.

   fissiparous.

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fissi- British  

combining form

1. indicating a splitting or cleft

   fissirostral

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Etymology

Origin of fissi-

< Latin, combining form of fissus cloven, fissum fissure, special uses of past participle of findere to split

Example Sentences

Pedes tetradactyli, fissi; halluce brevissimo, insistente.

From Project Gutenberg

Tom Brady is 34, absolutely old enough to play the tipi fissi of the aging quarterback wondering how many chances are left, and going up against a younger Eli Manning who can join him in some arbitrary "elite" pantheon with a win.

From Slate

For a moment we seem to be again transported into the pure realm of the Ideal, as not Dante and Virgil alone, but the souls just landed on the shores of Purgatory, are described as being so enthralled by the song—tutti fissi ed attenti—that they can think of and heed nothing else.

From Project Gutenberg

The ridiculously inexpensive “Presso Fissi” menu offers a choice of soup and salad or pasta and salad; pea soup with shaved pecorino and pappardelle with wild boar ragout were featured recently, along with salads like roast Chino Farm beets and burrata.

From Inc