-tropy

suffix

exhibiting a behavior.

OriginFrench -tropie ← Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. sciencesexhibiting a behavior.
  2. sciencesturning, affecting, change, response, movement.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-τροπίᾱ
  2. French-tropie
  3. English-tropy

Borrowed from French -tropie, from Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ (-tropíā), from τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek -τροπίᾱ
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French -tropie
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Greek -τροπία
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Italian -tropia
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Latin -tropia
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Polish -tropia
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Russian -тропия
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Spanish -tropia
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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