English Explanatory Dictionary

-ology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Alternative form of -logy, used for phonological reasons when the preceding morpheme ends in certain consonant sounds.
  2. added to an ordinary English word to create a name for a (possibly non-existent) field of study.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒləd͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ology.wav /ˈɑləd͡ʒi/

Word forms

-ology

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology From -o- (interconsonantal vowel) + -logy.

Related words

ology wikipedia:List of words ending in ology
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