-phage

See also: phage

English

Etymology

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feɪd͡ʒ/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Suffix

-phage

Something that eats, or consumes.

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Translations

something that eats, or consumes

Finnish: -fagi (fi)
French: -phage (fr)
Galician: -fago (gl) m
German: -phage (de) m
Greek: -φάγος (el) m or f (-fágos)
Italian: -fago (it) m
Polish: -fag (pl) m
Portuguese: -fago (pt) m
Spanish: -fago m

Anagrams

Pegah

French

Etymology

From Latin suffix -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faʒ/
Hyphenation: -phage

Suffix

-phage

-phage
Synonym: -vore

Derived terms

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