"-plast" meaning in English

See -plast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /plæst/ [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|grc:πλᾰστός<t:molded, formed>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "molded, formed", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to form", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*plátʰyō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*pláťťō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πλᾰ́σσω", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πλᾰστός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-plast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-plast"> Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”). Head templates: {{head|en|suffixes}} -plast
  1. A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter. Tags: morpheme
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  2. A plastid. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--plast-en-suffix-ODtZeEFE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: -plasm Translations (Translations): -plast [masculine] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0
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