gloss-

variant of glosso- before a vowel:

glossectomy.

Related Words

glosseme
glossina
glossitis

gloss-
combining form
or glosso-

ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek glōss-, glōsso-, from glōssa

1. tongue
glossitis
2. language
glossolalia

gloss-
combining form
or glosso-
Etymology: Latin, tongue, from Greek glōss-, glōsso-, from glōssa
1.
a. : tongue
  < glossalgia >
: glossal and
  < glossohyal >
b. : structure or organ like a tongue
  < Glossophora >
2. : language
< glossology >

gloss-
-glossia (equivalent suffix)
glott-, glotto- (less commonly)
glosso-

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: glŏs—, IPA: /ɡlɒs—/

Prefix

chiefly anatomy tongue
uncommon speech, language

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”); compare -glossia, glott-.

Usage notes

When combined with a term beginning with a consonant, gloss- concatenates with the interfix -o- (as glosso-).

Derived terms

tongue

glossepiglottic

glossocele (pathology)

glosso-epiglottid

glosso-epiglottidean

glossohyal

glossokinæsthetic

glossolabiolaryngeal

glossolaryngeal

glossology (medicine, rare) →

glossologist (rare)

glossopalatine

glossopharyngeal

glossophorous

glossotomy (surgery)

speech, language

glossograph

glossology →

glossological

glossologist

glossotype

xenoglossophobia

Related terms

gloss →

glossed

glosser

glossist

glossal

glossalgia, glossalgy (chiefly pathology)

glossanthrax

glossary →

glossarial

glossarist

glossarian

glossate

glossator

glossatrix (rare)

glossecollite (mineral)

glossem (obsolete, rare)

glosseme (linguistics) →

glossematic (linguistics)

glossematical (obsolete)

glossic

glossitis (pathology) →

glossitic (pathology)

glossocome (obsolete)

glossocomium (obsolete)

glossographer

glossography →

glossographical

glossolalia, glossolaly →

glossolalic

glossolalist

glossomachical (obsolete, nonce word)

glossopetra (obsolete)

glossophagine

glossoplegia, glossoplegy (pathology)

glossopteris

glossoscopy

glossotheca (entomology)

Synonyms

lingu- (Latinate equivalent)

References

“glosso-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

词汇	gloss-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com MWCD Webster Wiktionary gloss- 1 variant of glosso- before a vowel: glossectomy. Related Words glosseme glossina glossitis gloss- combining form or glosso- ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek glōss-, glōsso-, from glōssa 1. tongue glossitis 2. language glossolalia gloss- combining form or glosso- Etymology: Latin, tongue, from Greek glōss-, glōsso-, from glōssa 1. a. : tongue < glossalgia > : glossal and < glossohyal > b. : structure or organ like a tongue < Glossophora > 2. : language < glossology > gloss- -glossia (equivalent suffix) glott-, glotto- (less commonly) glosso- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: glŏs—, IPA: /ɡlɒs—/ Prefix chiefly anatomy tongue uncommon speech, language Etymology From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”); compare -glossia, glott-. Usage notes When combined with a term beginning with a consonant, gloss- concatenates with the interfix -o- (as glosso-). Derived terms tongue glossepiglottic glossocele (pathology) glosso-epiglottid glosso-epiglottidean glossohyal glossokinæsthetic glossolabiolaryngeal glossolaryngeal glossology (medicine, rare) → glossologist (rare) glossopalatine glossopharyngeal glossophorous glossotomy (surgery) speech, language glossograph glossology → glossological glossologist glossotype xenoglossophobia Related terms gloss → glossed glosser glossist glossal glossalgia, glossalgy (chiefly pathology) glossanthrax glossary → glossarial glossarist glossarian glossate glossator glossatrix (rare) glossecollite (mineral) glossem (obsolete, rare) glosseme (linguistics) → glossematic (linguistics) glossematical (obsolete) glossic glossitis (pathology) → glossitic (pathology) glossocome (obsolete) glossocomium (obsolete) glossographer glossography → glossographical glossolalia, glossolaly → glossolalic glossolalist glossomachical (obsolete, nonce word) glossopetra (obsolete) glossophagine glossoplegia, glossoplegy (pathology) glossopteris glossoscopy glossotheca (entomology) Synonyms lingu- (Latinate equivalent) References “glosso-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
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