-logue

See also: logue and logué

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, one who speaks (in a certain manner)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lɒɡ/

Suffix

-logue (plural -logues)

  1. Used to denote discourse of a specified kind.
  2. (chemistry, genetics) Used to denote correspondence (homology or analogy).
  3. (rare) -logist.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -logue

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔɡ/

Suffix

-logue

  1. -logist

Derived terms

See also

Further reading