-machy

/məki/

suffix

Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

OriginAncient Greek -μαχία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming nouns with the sense of ‘battle, fight’.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-μαχία
  2. English-machy

Representing Ancient Greek -μαχία (-makhía), from μάχη (mákhē, “battle, fight; dispute”).

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Translations

Greek -μαχία
  • -μαχία (-machía)Translations
Romanian -mahie
  • -mahieTranslations
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APA

-machy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-machy

MLA

“-machy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-machy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-machy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-machy.

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