-xeny
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía), from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange; foreigner, stranger, guest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: —ksĭnĭ, —ksĭni, IPA(key): /-ksɪnɪ/
- (US) enPR: —ksəni, IPA(key): /-ksəni/
- Note: stress falls on the antepenult
Suffix
-xeny
- guest, stranger, host
Synonyms
- xen-
Derived terms
- autoxeny
- heteroxeny
- lipoxeny (botany)
- metoxeny
- misoxeny (obsolete)
- philoxeny (obsolete, rare)
- proxeny (in Ancient Greek history)