-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)

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