-phany
a combining form occurring in loanwords from greek, meaning “appearance,” “manifestation” (epiphany); used in the formation of compound words (christophany; satanophany).
-phany
combining form
indicating a manifestation theophany
derived forms
-phanous, combining_form:in_adjective
word origin
from greek -phania, from phainein to show; see -phane
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- -phasia
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia. also, -phasy. -phasia combining form indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia derived forms -phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from phanai to speak -phasia suff. a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.
- -phasy
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element: aphasia. also, -phasy. -phasia combining form indicating speech disorder of a specified kind aphasia derived forms -phasic, combining_form:in_adjective, combining_form:in_noun:countable word origin from greek, from phanai to speak -phasia suff. a speech disorder of a specified kind: dysphasia.
- -phemia
-phemia comb. form meaning “speech,” from gk. -phemia, from pheme “speech,” from stem of phemi “i speak,” cognate with l. fari “to speak,” fama “report, reputation” (see fame).
- -philia
a combining form used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “unnatural attraction” (necrophilia), “tendency” (hemophilia); also forming abstract nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -philic, or -philous, or nouns ending in -phile. also, -phily. -philia combining form indicating a tendency towards haemophilia indicating an abnormal liking for necrophilia derived […]
- -philiac
a combining form occurring in personal nouns that correspond to nouns ending in -philia: hemophiliac; necrophiliac. -philiac suff. one that has a tendency toward: hemophiliac. one that has an abnormal attraction to: necrophiliac.