"-xeny" meaning in English

See -xeny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ksɪnɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ksəni/ [US]
enPR: —ksĭnĭ, —ksəni Etymology: From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ξενία}} Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), {{m|grc|ξένος||foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest}} ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -xeny, {{en-suffix}} -xeny
  1. guest, stranger, host Tags: morpheme Synonyms: xen- Derived forms: autoxeny, heteroxeny, lipoxeny [botany, biology, natural-sciences], metoxeny, misoxeny [obsolete], philoxeny [obsolete, rare], proxeny (english: in Ancient Greek history)
    Sense id: en--xeny-en-suffix-Xj2YS2zL

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