-phage

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-phage

/feɪd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -eɪdʒ

Where it comes from

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”). Stem φαγ- (phag-) may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) thus ultimately doublet of bhakti (via Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) from root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, to apportion”)).

suffix

morpheme eater; something that eats, or consumes.

Translations

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suffix something that eats, or consumes

Español	-fago
日本語	-食い -gui
Português	-fago
Français	-phage
Deutsch	-phage
Italiano	-fago
Ελληνικά	-φάγος -fágos

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"-phage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-phage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-phage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-phage

Chicago

"-phage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-phage.

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@misc{phage_2026,
  title = {-phage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-phage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}