-fàgia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -phagia, from Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.ʒi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfa.d͡ʒi.a]

Suffix

-fàgia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fàgies)

1. -phagy

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -fàgia

Related terms

• -fag

Further reading

• “-fàgia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.