English suffix

-ology

field of study

Register

learned

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

allomorphs -logy

Status

Establisheddraft

oed

Words built with -ology

biology
the study of life
bio+-ology

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

this affix: -ology

    French

    • -logie
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Hindi

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