gloss-

gloss-

See also: gloss and gloss.

English

Alternative forms

• -glossia (equivalent suffix)
• glott-, glotto- (less commonly)
• glosso-

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”); compare -glossia, glott-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: glŏs, IPA^(key): /ɡlɒs/

Prefix

gloss-

1. (chiefly anatomy) tongue
2. (uncommon) speech, language

Usage notes

• When combined with a term beginning with a consonant, gloss- concatenates with the interfix -o- (as glosso-).

Synonyms

• lingu- (Latinate equivalent)

Derived terms

tongue

• glossepiglottic
• glossocele (pathology)
• glosso-epiglottid
• glosso-epiglottidean
• glossohyal
• glossokinæsthetic
• glossolabiolaryngeal

• glossolaryngeal
• glossology (medicine, rare) →
  • glossologist (rare)
• glossopalatine
• glossopharyngeal
• glossophorous
• glossotomy (surgery)

speech, language

• glossograph
• glossology →
  • glossological
  • glossologist
• glossotype
• xenoglossophobia

Related terms

terms ultimately deriving from γλῶσσα (glōssa, “tongue”), but not formed with this prefix

• gloss →
  • glossed
  • glosser
  • glossist
• glossal
• glossalgia, glossalgy (chiefly pathology)
• glossanthrax
• glossary →
  • glossarial
  • glossarist

• glossarian
• glossate
• glossator
• glossatrix (rare)
• glossecollite (mineral)
• glossem (obsolete, rare)
• glosseme (linguistics) →
  • glossematic (linguistics)
• glossematical (obsolete)

• glossic
• glossitis (pathology) →
  • glossitic (pathology)
• glossocome (obsolete)
• glossocomium (obsolete)
• glossographer
• glossography →
  • glossographical

• glossolalia, glossolaly →
  • glossolalic
  • glossolalist
• glossomachical (obsolete, nonce word)
• glossopetra (obsolete)
• glossophagine
• glossoplegia, glossoplegy (pathology)
• glossopteris
• glossoscopy
• glossotheca (entomology)

References

• “glosso-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• slogs