-xeny
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: —ksĭnĭ, —ksĭni, IPA(key): /-ksɪnɪ/
- (US) enPR: —ksəni, IPA(key): /-ksəni/
- Note: stress falls on the antepenult
Suffix
edit-xeny
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- autoxeny
- heteroxeny
- lipoxeny (botany)
- metoxeny
- proxeny (in Ancient Greek history)