-phonia

suffix

Forms nouns describing a condition related to production of voice or reaction to sound.

OriginClassical Latin -phōnia ← Ancient Greek -φωνία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineForms nouns describing a condition related to production of voice or reaction to sound.
  2. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of -phony.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-φωνία
  2. Classical Latin-phōnia
  3. English-phonia

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin -phōnia, from Ancient Greek -φωνία (-phōnía). By surface analysis, -phone + -ia. Doublet of -phony.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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