-pathcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. osteopath n.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek -παθής (in e.g. εὐπαθής enjoying good things (see eupathy n.), συμπαθής having a fellow feeling, sympathetic: see sympathy n.) < πάθος suffering (see pathos n.). Frequently after nouns in -pathy comb. form.Early formations (denoting an advocate or practitioner of a kind of treatment or a person holding a particular view about the causation of disease) may be after German forms in -path or French forms in -pathe , which are found from the early 19th cent., e.g. allopath n., homoeopath n. English formations, including those denoting a person who suffers from a particular disorder (e.g. psychopath n.), date from the later 19th cent. The main formations after 1900 are naturopath n. and sociopath n. Chiefly combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin.

Medicine.

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Forming nouns designating a person who advocates or practises a particular kind of medical treatment, or who holds a particular view about the causation of disease (rare), or a person who suffers from a particular disorder.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	-path
释义	-pathcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. osteopath n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -παθής. Etymology: < ancient Greek -παθής (in e.g. εὐπαθής enjoying good things (see eupathy n.), συμπαθής having a fellow feeling, sympathetic: see sympathy n.) < πάθος suffering (see pathos n.). Frequently after nouns in -pathy comb. form.Early formations (denoting an advocate or practitioner of a kind of treatment or a person holding a particular view about the causation of disease) may be after German forms in -path or French forms in -pathe , which are found from the early 19th cent., e.g. allopath n., homoeopath n. English formations, including those denoting a person who suffers from a particular disorder (e.g. psychopath n.), date from the later 19th cent. The main formations after 1900 are naturopath n. and sociopath n. Chiefly combining with first elements ultimately of Greek origin. Medicine. Categories » Forming nouns designating a person who advocates or practises a particular kind of medical treatment, or who holds a particular view about the causation of disease (rare), or a person who suffers from a particular disorder. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < comb. form
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