-gony

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ, “generation”).

Suffix

-gony

1. Forms nouns that describe the genesis of a class of thing.

   telegony (tele- + -gony)

   gametogony (gamete + -o- + -gony)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gony

agamogony

amphigony

androgony

anthropogony

archegony

bibliogony

cosmogony

dissogony

embryogony

gametogony

gamogony

geogony

glottogony

heterogony

merogony

monogony

physiogony

plasmogony

psychogony

schizogony

sporogony

telegony

Translations

Translations

French: -gonie (fr) f Greek: -γονία (el) f (-gonía) Polish: -gonia f

Anagrams

• Yong, gyno, gyno-, yong