Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-gamy

/-ɡəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: -gamy
IPA: /-ɡəmi/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.

Countable; Uncountable

suffix

Used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy From Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía), from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -γαμία

Usage

Inflected Forms

-gamies (plural)

Phrases

-game -gamous

Frequently Paired Words

-game -gamous

Questions

How do you pronounce -gamy?: The recorded pronunciation is /-ɡəmi/.
What does -gamy mean?: Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
Where does -gamy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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