"-phagy" meaning in English

See -phagy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|grc|-φαγία}} Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), {{m|grc|φαγεῖν||to eat}} φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), {{m|grc|ἐσθίω||I eat}} ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -phagy, {{en-suffix}} -phagy
  1. (forming nouns) feeding on; consumption of. Tags: morpheme Translations (the consumption of): -fagia (Finnish), -φαγία (-fagía) [feminine] (Greek), φαγίες (fagíes) [feminine, plural] (Greek), -fagia [feminine] (Italian), -fagia [feminine] (Polish), -fagia [feminine] (Portuguese), -fagia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--phagy-en-suffix-rCRjLVK1 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'the consumption of': 94 6
  2. (forming nouns) eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phagy-en-suffix-0k5mOno4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -phage, -phagous, -vore

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