-phagia

suffix

eating, biting or swallowing

OriginAncient Greek -φαγία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. eating, biting or swallowing

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-φαγία
  2. English-phagia

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía) (compare -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”)), suffix corresponding to φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I eat”), which serves as aorist for the defective verb ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

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

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

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

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