Dictionary

-gamous en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ɡəməs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -gamous From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”), equivalent to -gamy + -ous.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Having the specified number or form of marriage.
2. (morpheme) Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.

Relateds

-gamy

Translations (5)

it -gamo (having the specified number or form of marriage) · ga -gamach (having the specified number or form of marriage) · es -gamo (having the specified number or form of marriage) · fi -avioinen (having the specified number or form of marriage) · hu -gám (having the specified number or form of marriage)