-phagiacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. odynophagia n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ϕαγία.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕαγία eating (in e.g. πολυϕαγία polyphagia n.) < -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare French -phagie (formations in which are found from at least the late 19th cent.). Compare -phagy comb. form.Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Attested from the late 17th cent. in adaptations from Greek, as polyphagia n.

Forming scientific terms denoting conditions related to eating or ingestion.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phagia
释义	-phagiacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. odynophagia n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -ϕαγία. Etymology: < ancient Greek -ϕαγία eating (in e.g. πολυϕαγία polyphagia n.) < -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form) + -ία -ia suffix¹. Compare French -phagie (formations in which are found from at least the late 19th cent.). Compare -phagy comb. form.Combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Attested from the late 17th cent. in adaptations from Greek, as polyphagia n. Forming scientific terms denoting conditions related to eating or ingestion. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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