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-andry

-andry

See also: andry

English

Suffix

-andry

  1. male mate(s), husband(s)
    monandry [1855], polygynandry [1962]
  2. man, men; male(s)
    pseudandry [1868], misandry [1898], proterandry [1922]
  3. male reproductive organ(s); (especially in botany): stamen(s)
    protandry [1870], synandry [1900]

Derived terms

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Translations

Etymology

From three inextricable sources:

  • the Ancient Greek -ανδρία ‎(-andría), forming abstract nouns of quality or condition from ἀνήρ ‎(anḗr, “man”, “husband”);
  • Ancient Greek ἀνδρ- ‎(andr-) (andr-: the stem of ἀνήρ ‎(anḗr)) + English -y (suffix forming abstract nouns of quality or condition); and,
  • the -andry element of polyandry [1680].

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ănʹdri, (dated) -ăndrĭ; IPA(key): /-ˈandɹi/, (dated) /-ændɹɪ/, (dated)

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