-gamy

/-ɡəmi/

suffix

Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.

OriginAncient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- →
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Meanings

suffix-gamy (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -gamies)

plural -gamies

  1. countableuncountableUsed to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyUsed to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵem-
  2. Ancient Greekγᾰ́μος (gắmos)
  3. English-gamy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía), from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

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Translations

Finnish -avioisuus
  • -avioisuusdescribing forms of marriage
French -gamie
  • -gamiedescribing forms of marriage
German -gamie
  • -gamiedescribing forms of marriage
Hungarian -gámia
  • -gámiadescribing forms of marriage
Irish -gamacht
  • -gamachtdescribing forms of marriage
Italian -gamia
  • -gamiadescribing forms of marriage
Polish -gamia
  • -gamiadescribing forms of marriage
Portuguese -gamia
  • -gamiadescribing forms of marriage
Spanish -gamia
  • -gamiadescribing forms of marriage
Cite this entry
APA

-gamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamy

MLA

“-gamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-gamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gamy.

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