-logue

See also: logue and logué

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Back-formation from dialogue. Doublet of -alogue.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-logue (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -logues)
-logue (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

  1. Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative, logical discourse.
    Synonym: -logy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from analogue or homologue.

Suffix

-logue (noun-forming suffix, plural -logues)
-logue (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

  1. (sciences) A correspondent (homologue or analogue).
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos).[1]

Suffix

-logue (noun-forming suffix, plural -logues)

  1. (obsolete, archaic, dated, rare or historical) Synonym of -logist.
  2. (rare) Synonym of -logy.
Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔɡ/

Suffix

-logue m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -logues)

  1. -logist
    arachno- + ‎-logue → ‎arachnologue (arachnologist)
    neuro- + ‎-logue → ‎neurologue (neurologist)
    démon + ‎-o- + ‎-logue → ‎démonologue (demonologist)

Suffix

-logue (adjective-forming suffix, plural -logues)

  1. -logous
    hétéro- + ‎-logue → ‎hétérologue (heterologous)
    auto- + ‎-logue → ‎autologue (autologous)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading