-philiaccomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -philia comb. form, -ac suffix.

Etymology: < -philia comb. form + -ac suffix.A fairly small number of established formations (chiefly with first elements of Greek origin) are found from the late 19th cent.; occasional formations after nouns in -philia , or with English first elements, are not uncommon. Nouns and adjectives in -phile comb. form are more usual.

Forming adjectives and nouns from abstract nouns in -philia comb. form with the senses:

1. (a person) having a tendency towards something (only in haemophiliac adj. at haemophilia n. Derivatives, etc.);

2. having, or relating to, a love or liking for something (frequently of an excessive or abnormal, esp. sexual, nature); a person with such a liking or inclination (as e.g. necrophiliac n. and adj., etc.).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-philiac
释义	-philiaccomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -philia comb. form, -ac suffix. Etymology: < -philia comb. form + -ac suffix.A fairly small number of established formations (chiefly with first elements of Greek origin) are found from the late 19th cent.; occasional formations after nouns in -philia , or with English first elements, are not uncommon. Nouns and adjectives in -phile comb. form are more usual. Forming adjectives and nouns from abstract nouns in -philia comb. form with the senses: 1. (a person) having a tendency towards something (only in haemophiliac adj. at haemophilia n. Derivatives, etc.); 2. having, or relating to, a love or liking for something (frequently of an excessive or abnormal, esp. sexual, nature); a person with such a liking or inclination (as e.g. necrophiliac n. and adj., etc.). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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