-log

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English [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-logos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”).

Suffix [edit]

-log

  1. Used to denote discourse of a specified kind.
  2. Used to denote compilation.
  3. (rare) -logist.

Derived terms [edit]

-discourse
-compilation
-logist

Swedish [edit]

Suffix [edit]

-log (definite singular -logen, indefinite plural -loger, definite plural -logerna)

  1. -logist, describing a scientist, e.g. ekolog, hydrolog, kosmolog
  2. -logue, describing a kind of speech, e.g. analog, dialog, katalog

Derived terms [edit]

Swedish words suffixed with -log

See also [edit]

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