Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-exia

/-ˈɛksi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -ex-ia
IPA: /-ˈɛksi.ə/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as pyrexia or cachexia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕξις (héxis, “possession, condition”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to have”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *seǵʰ-, ἕξις

Inflected Forms

-hexia (alternative) -exis (alternative) -hexis (alternative)

Derived Forms

cachexia cathexis pyrexia hectic

Phrases

-iasis -itis -osis

Frequently Paired Words

-iasis -itis -osis

Questions

How do you pronounce -exia?: The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈɛksi.ə/.
What does -exia mean?: Forms the names of functional diseases or of conditions such as pyrexia or cachexia.
Where does -exia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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