"-phage" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /feɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--phage.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”). Stem φαγ- (phag-) may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) thus ultimately doublet of bhakti (via Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) from root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, to apportion”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-phagus}} Latin -phagus, {{der|en|grc|φάγος|t=glutton}} Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), {{noncog|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂g-||to divide, distribute}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”), {{doublet|en|bhakti|nocap=1}} doublet of bhakti, {{cog|sa|भक्ति|t=portion, division}} Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -phage, {{en-suffix}} -phage
  1. eater; something that eats, or consumes. Tags: morpheme Related terms: phage, -phagist, -phagous, -phagy Translations (something that eats, or consumes): -fagi (Finnish), -phage (French), -fago [masculine] (Galician), -phage [masculine] (German), -φάγος (-fágos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), -fago [masculine] (Italian), -食い (-gui) (Japanese), -fag [masculine] (Polish), -fago [masculine] (Portuguese), -fago [masculine] (Spanish)
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