Origin

from Greek -phania, from phainein to show; see -phane

-phany

Word Origin

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning “appearance,” “manifestation” (epiphany); used in the formation of compound words (Christophany; Satanophany).

Origin

< Greek -phania, akin to phaínesthai to appear

Related Words

Christophany
theophany

-phanya word element forming a noun termination meaning 'appearance', 'manifestation', as of deity or a supernatural being, as in angelophany, Christophany, epiphany, satanophany.

[Greek -phaneia (sometimes -phania). See -phane]

-phanyrepr. Gr. -ϕανία, -ϕάνεια appearance, manifestation, f. stem ϕαν- of ϕαίν-ειν to show, appear; as in angelophany, epiphany, theophany.

-pha·ny
\fənē, -ni\ noun combining form
(-es)
Etymology: Late Greek -phania, -phaneia, from Greek phainein to show — more at fancy
: appearance : manifestation
< pneumatophany >
< Satanophany >

词汇	-phany
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Webster -phany combining form in countable noun indicating a manifestation ⇒ theophany Derived Forms -phanous combining form in adjective Origin from Greek -phania, from phainein to show; see -phane -phany Word Origin 1 a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning “appearance,” “manifestation” (epiphany); used in the formation of compound words (Christophany; Satanophany). Origin < Greek -phania, akin to phaínesthai to appear Related Words Christophany theophany -phanya word element forming a noun termination meaning 'appearance', 'manifestation', as of deity or a supernatural being, as in angelophany, Christophany, epiphany, satanophany. [Greek -phaneia (sometimes -phania). See -phane] -phanyrepr. Gr. -ϕανία, -ϕάνεια appearance, manifestation, f. stem ϕαν- of ϕαίν-ειν to show, appear; as in angelophany, epiphany, theophany. -pha·ny \fənē, -ni\ noun combining form (-es) Etymology: Late Greek -phania, -phaneia, from Greek phainein to show — more at fancy : appearance : manifestation < pneumatophany > < Satanophany >
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