"-gamy" meaning in English

See -gamy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ɡəmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--gamy.wav
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γάμος}} Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -gamy, {{en-suffix}} -gamy
  1. Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage. Tags: morpheme Translations (describing forms of marriage): -avioisuus (Finnish), -gamie [feminine] (French), -gámia (Hungarian), -gamacht [feminine] (Irish), -gamia [feminine] (Italian), -gamia (Polish), -gamia [feminine] (Portuguese), -gamia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--gamy-en-suffix-fInnAHiX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'describing forms of marriage': 62 38
  2. (biology) Used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en--gamy-en-suffix-1X6l9UbA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -game, -gamous
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