-graph
English
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From Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos, “that writes, describes”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze”), whence also -graphy.
Suffix
[edit]-graph (noun-forming suffix, plural -graphs)
- that writes
- (metonymic) that is written
- (by analogy) that draws or shows
- (metonymic) that is drawn or shown
- A group of letters of a specified number.
Synonyms
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally in borrowings from Latin terms ending in -graphus such as Geograph from geōgraphus. Ultimately from Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos, “that writes, describes”), from γράφω (gráphō, “to scratch, to scrape, to graze”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-graph m (weak, genitive -graphen, plural -graphen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of -graph [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “-graph” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbʰ-
- English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English noun-forming suffixes
- English countable nouns
- English metonyms
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German suffixes
- German noun-forming suffixes
- German weak suffixes
- German masculine suffixes