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-trophy

/tɹə.fi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
-tro-phy
IPA
/tɹə.fi/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

nutrition

suffix

growth, development

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)der. English -trophy From Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “food, nourishment”), from τρέφω (tréphō, “I congeal, thicken”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

alogotrophy amyelotrophy brephotrophy chemoheterotrophy chemolithoautotrophy chemoorganotrophy chondrodystrophy cytotrophy epistrophy hemiatrophy hemihypertrophy kakotrophy

Phrases

-trophic

Frequently Paired Words

-trophic

Questions

How do you pronounce -trophy?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹə.fi/.
What does -trophy mean?
nutrition
Where does -trophy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce -trophy

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