-fago

See also: fago, fago-, and f-āgō

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Suffix

-fago

1. -phage (nouns)
2. -phagous (adjectives)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -fago

Related terms

• -fagia

Anagrams

• foga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /fa.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /fa.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /fa.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (stressed on the antepenultimate syllable) /fɐ.ɡu/ [fɐ.ɣu]

Suffix

-fago m (noun-forming suffix, plural -fagos)
-fago (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -faga, masculine plural -fagos, feminine plural -fagas)

1. -phage
2. -phagous

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -fago

Related terms

• -fagia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Suffix

-fago m (noun-forming suffix, plural -fagos, feminine -faga, feminine plural -fagas)

1. -phage

Suffix

-fago (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -faga, masculine plural -fagos, feminine plural -fagas)

1. -phagous

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -fago

Related terms

• -fagia

 

Further reading

• “fago-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014