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-andry

UK/-ˈandɹi/

-andry suffix: male mate(s), husband(s).

Suffix

-andry

  1. male mate(s), husband(s)
    • mono- + -andry → monandry [1855]
    • polygyny + -andry → polygynandry [1962]
  2. man, men; male(s)
    • pseudo- + -andry → pseudandry [1868]
    • mis- + -andry → misandry [1898]
  3. male reproductive organ(s); (especially in botany): stamen(s)
    • proto- + -andry → protandry [1870]
    • syn- + -andry → synandry [1900]

Origin of -andry

From three inextricable sources: * the Ancient Greek -ανδρία (-andría), forming abstract nouns of quality or condition from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”, “husband”); * Ancient Greek ἀνδρ- (andr-) (andr-: the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr)) + English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns of quality or condition); and, * the -andry element of polyandry. First attested in 1680.

Words formed from -andry

Questions about -andry

What does -andry mean?
-andry means male mate(s), husband(s).
What part of speech is -andry?
-andry is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -andry?
-andry is pronounced /-ˈandɹi/ (UK).

Words near -andry in the dictionary

  1. -ancy
  2. -and
  3. -ander
  4. -andrian
  5. -androus
  6. -andry
  7. -ane
  8. -aneal
  9. -aneity
  10. -aneous
  11. -angle

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