"-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: {{uder|en|grc|-φαγία}} Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía) 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-pIKaTRHz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek 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: 62 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 37 Disambiguation of 'the consumption of': 93 7
  2. (forming nouns) Eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phagy-en-suffix-c2nmto00
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -phage, -phagous, -vore
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