-opsycomb. form

Primary stress is usually retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but is sometimes attracted to the first syllable of this combining form. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. See e.g. photopsy n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -οψία.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek -οψία -opsia comb. form (compare -y suffix³). Compare French -opsie (formations in which are found in both senses below from the mid 19th cent.), post-classical Latin -opsia.First recorded in loans from Greek, in the mid 17th cent.; English formations are found from the mid 17th cent. Combining with first elements of Greek origin.

1. Forming nouns denoting visual inspection of a kind expressed by the first element.

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2. Ophthalmology. Forming nouns denoting visual disorders with a characteristic expressed by the first element.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	-opsy
释义	-opsycomb. form Primary stress is usually retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, but is sometimes attracted to the first syllable of this combining form. Vowels may be reduced accordingly. See e.g. photopsy n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -οψία. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek -οψία -opsia comb. form (compare -y suffix³). Compare French -opsie (formations in which are found in both senses below from the mid 19th cent.), post-classical Latin -opsia.First recorded in loans from Greek, in the mid 17th cent.; English formations are found from the mid 17th cent. Combining with first elements of Greek origin. 1. Forming nouns denoting visual inspection of a kind expressed by the first element. Categories » 2. Ophthalmology. Forming nouns denoting visual disorders with a characteristic expressed by the first element. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < comb. form
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