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-machy

/məki/

-machy suffix: forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

Suffix

-machy

  1. Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

Origin of -machy

Representing Ancient Greek -μαχία (-makhía), from μάχη (mákhē, “battle, fight; dispute”).

Words formed from -machy

  • duomachy
  • hieromachy
  • hippomachy
  • monarchomachy
  • symmachy
  • trimachy

Questions about -machy

What does -machy mean?
-machy means forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.
What part of speech is -machy?
-machy is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -machy?
-machy is pronounced /məki/.

Words near -machy in the dictionary

  1. -lysis
  2. -lyte
  3. -lytic
  4. -ma-
  5. -mab
  6. -machy
  7. -mageddon
  8. -man
  9. -mance
  10. -mancer
  11. -mancy

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