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-phage

/feɪd͡ʒ/

-phage suffix: eater; something that eats, or consumes.

Suffix

-phage

  1. eater; something that eats, or consumes.

Origin of -phage

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”). Stem φαγ- (phag-) may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) thus ultimately doublet of bhakti (via Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) from root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, to apportion”)).

Words that rhyme with -phage

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Questions about -phage

What does -phage mean?
-phage means eater; something that eats, or consumes.
What part of speech is -phage?
-phage is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -phage?
-phage is pronounced /feɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near -phage in the dictionary

  1. -perone
  2. -person
  3. -persons
  4. -petal
  5. -pexy
  6. -phage
  7. -phagia
  8. -phagic
  9. -phagist
  10. -phagous
  11. -phagy

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