"-gony" meaning in English

See -gony in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “generation”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|en|grc|γονή||generation}} Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “generation”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -gony, {{en-suffix}} -gony
  1. Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): -gonie [feminine] (French), -γονία (-gonía) [feminine] (Greek), -gonia [feminine] (Polish)
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