-logue

-logue

See also: logue and logué

English

Alternative forms

• -log (US)[1]

Etymology

From French -logue, from Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɒɡ/

Suffix

-logue (plural -logues)

1. Used to denote discourse of a specified kind.
2. Used to denote compilement.
3. (rare) -logist.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -logue

-discourse

• dialogue
• monologue
• weblog(ue)

-compilation

• analogue
• catalogue
• epilogue
• prologue

-logist

• ideologue

References

1. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔɡ/

Suffix

-logue

1. -logist

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -logue

See also

• -logie

Further reading

• “-logue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.