-gamous
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Having a specified number of marriages:
具有特定数量的婚姻的：
monogamous.
一夫一妻制的 - Practicing a specified kind of marriage:
实行一种特定的婚姻的：
exogamous.
族外通婚的 - Having a specified kind of reproduction or reproductive organs:
具有一种特定生殖器官的：
heterogamous.
配子生殖的
语源
- From Greek -gamos
源自 希腊语 -gamos - from gamos [marriage] * see gemə-
源自 gamos [婚姻] *参见 gemə-
-gamous
combining form in adjective
denoting marrying or uniting sexually
⇒
monogamous
-gamous
Word Origin
1
a combining form with the meaning “having gametes or reproductive organs” of the kind specified by the initial element: heterogamous; also forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -gamy:
endogamous.
Origin
< Greek -gamos marrying; see -ous
Related Words
- anisogamous
- cleistogamous
- dichogamous
- epigamic
- heterogamous
- hologamous
-gamousan adjectival word element corresponding to the noun element -gamy, as in polygamous.
[Greek -gamos marrying]-gamous
adjective combining form
exogamous
2. -gamic
heterogamous
adjective combining form
ETYMOLOGY Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage, from gamein to marry
1. characterized by having or practicing (such) a marriage or (such or so many) marriagesexogamous
2. -gamic
heterogamous
-gamous
word-forming element meaning "marrying," from Greek gamos "marriage, a wedding" (see gamete) + -ous.
-gamous
combining form.
marrying: Bigamous = marrying twice.
joined or joining: Heterogamous = having to do with the joining of unequal gametes.
[< Greek -gamos (with English -ous) < gámos marriage]
-gamous
\-gəməs\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage — more at bigamy
1. : characterized by having or practicing (such) a marriage or (such or so many) marriages
< endogamous >
< exogamous >
2.[probably from New Latin -gamus, probably from Late Latin, characterized by having (such) a marriage or (such or so many) marriages, from Greek -gamos] : -gamic 1
1.
< endogamous >
< exogamous >
2.
-gamous
Suffix
- Having the specified number or form of marriage.
- Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”).
Derived terms
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -gamous