-algia

See also: algia

English

Alternative forms

• -algy

Etymology

From New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Suffix

-algia

1. pain, suffering

Synonyms

• -dynia
• -odynia

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -algia

Related terms

• analgesia
• analgesic
• algesia
• algo-

Translations

pain

• German: -algie (de) f
• Hungarian: -algia
• Portuguese: -algia (pt) f

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /alˈd͡ʒi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: -al‧gì‧a

Suffix

-algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algie)

1. algia

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -algia

Anagrams

• -aglia, Galia, aliga

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -αλγία (-algía), from compounds ending in Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā) (e.g. κεφαλαλγίᾱ (kephalalgíā, “headache”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ɡi.a/, [ˈäɫ̪ɡiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.d͡ʒi.a/, [ˈäl̠ʲd͡ʒiä]

Suffix

-algia (New Latin)

1. Used to form nouns identifying specific kinds or loci of pain

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, sorrow”).

Suffix

-algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algias)

1. (pathology) -algia; -algy (pain in the suffixed region)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -algia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, sorrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalxja/ [ˈal.xja]
• Rhymes: -alxja
• Syllabification: -al‧gia

Suffix

-algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algias)

1. -algy, -algia

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -algia

Further reading

• “-algia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28