-logue

See also: logue and logué

English

Alternative forms

-log (US)[1]

Etymology

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”).[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /lɒɡ/

Suffix

-logue (plural -logues)

Used to denote discourse of a specified kind.
Used to denote compilement.
(rare) -logist.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -logue

-discourse

-compilation

-logist

ideologue

References

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔɡ/

Suffix

-logue

-logist

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -logue

See also

-logie

Further reading

“-logue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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