Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-logue

/ˌlɔɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: -logue
IPA: /ˌlɔɡ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

Synonym of -logist.

Archaic; Countable; Dated; Obsolete; Uncountable

suffix

Synonym of -logy.

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

A correspondent (homologue or analogue).

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Middle French -logue, from Classical Latin -logus, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “a student of or specialist in a field; type of discourse”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *leǵ-, -logus, -λόγος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlɔɡ/
British English: /ˌlɒɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

-logues (plural) -log (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

-alogue

Synonyms

-logy -logist

Homonyms

-log

Questions

How do you pronounce -logue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlɔɡ/.
What does -logue mean?: Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.
Where does -logue come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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