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-phagia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-pha-gia
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

eating, biting or swallowing

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía) (compare -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”)), suffix corresponding to φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I eat”), which serves as aorist for the defective verb ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

-phage -phagy -phagous

Frequently Paired Words

-phage -phagy -phagous

Questions

What does -phagia mean?
eating, biting or swallowing
Where does -phagia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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