"-tropy" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Borrowed from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā), from τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-tropie}} French -tropie, {{der|en|grc|-τροπίᾱ}} Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -tropy, {{en-suffix}} -tropy
  1. (sciences) exhibiting a behavior. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), -tropie [feminine] (French), -τροπία (-tropía) [feminine] (Greek), -tropia [feminine] (Italian), -tropia [feminine] (Latin), -tropia [feminine] (Polish), -тропия (-tropija) [feminine] (Russian), -trupìa [feminine] (Sicilian), -tropia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--tropy-en-suffix-fhOVtTI2 Categories (other): Sciences, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 81 19
  2. (sciences) turning, affecting, change, response, movement. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tropy-en-suffix-QNNURjU9 Categories (other): Sciences Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trope, -trope, tropic, -tropic, tropism, -tropism, tropo-
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