-osy

Morpheme

-osy

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix denoting a state or condition

Etymology

variation of -osis; Middle French -osie; Ancient Greek -osía, from ôsis

Evidence

aerognosy, astrognosy, geognosy, hydrognosy, leprosy, synomosy, zoognosy

Notes

unanalyzable, obsolete

See Also

-osis