-glossia

English

Alternative forms

  • -glossy

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). Compare gloss-, glott-.

Suffix

-glossia

  1. (anatomy) Used to form nouns relating to the tongue.
    diglossia, macroglossia, pachyglossia
  2. (linguistics) Used to form nouns relating to language or speech.
    diglossia, heteroglossia, xenoglossia

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -glossia
aglossia
ankyloglossia
diglossia
heteroglossia
homoglossia
idioglossia
macroglossia
melanoglossia
microglossia
mixoglossia
pachyglossia
polyglossia
schizoglossia
tachyglossia
triglossia
xenoglossia
xenoglossy

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