English Explanatory Dictionary

-phagy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Feeding on; consumption of.
  2. Eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal.

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪ.d͡ʒi/ /fə.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--phagy.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--phagy.wav

Word forms

-phagy

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek -φᾰγίᾱ (-phăgíā)lbor. English -phagy From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

Related words

-phage -phagous -vore

Derived words

adelphophagy androphagy autocoprophagy autophagy bacteriophagy coprophagy embryophagy encephalophagy endophagy entomophagy exophagy foliophagy geophagy hematophagy hippophagy lepidophagy matriphagy monophagy myrmecophagy necrophagy oligophagy oophagy ophiophagy paedophagy phytophagy placentophagy polyphagy rhizophagy rhypophagy saprophagy theophagy xerophagy xylophagy zoophagy allotriophagy dysphagy poltophagy psomophagy
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