-glossia

suffix — 2 senses

-glossia

suffix

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

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Morpheme Used to form nouns relating to the tongue.

  • diglossia, macroglossia, pachyglossia
2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Morpheme Used to form nouns relating to language or speech.

  • diglossia, heteroglossia, xenoglossia
Related terms
-glossic, -glot

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