-gamy

See also: gamy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ɡəmi/

Suffix

-gamy

Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
(biology) Used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction.

Derived terms

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chasmogamy
hercogamy
mixogamy
orgamy
pangamy
pantagamy
paragamy
plastogamy
porogamy
tetragamy
theogamy

Related terms

Translations

describing forms of marriage

Finnish: -avioisuus (fi)
French: -gamie (fr) f
Hungarian: -gámia
Irish: -gamacht f

Italian: -gamia f
Portuguese: -gamia f
Spanish: -gamia (es) f

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