-patrycomb. form

Stress placement is idiosyncratic and/or variable in words ending with this combining form. See e.g.
allopatry n.Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πάτρα ; Latin patria , -y suffix3.
Etymology: Either < ancient Greek πάτρα homeland (see -patric comb. form), or < classical Latin patria patria n. + -y suffix3. Compare ancient Greek πατρία lineage, descent, clan. Compare -patric comb. form.Apparently earliest in sympatry n. at sympatric adj. Derivatives (early 20th cent.).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).