-algia

== English == === Alternative forms === -algy === Etymology === From New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). By surface analysis, alg- +‎ -ia. === Suffix === -algia pain, suffering ==== Synonyms ==== -dynia -odynia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== analgesia analgesic algesia algo- ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ia IPA(key): /alˈd͡ʒi.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: -al‧gì‧a === Suffix === -algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algie) algia ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === -aglia, Galia, aliga == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek -αλγία (-algía), from compounds ending in Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) +‎ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) (e.g. κεφαλαλγίᾱ (kephalalgíā, “headache”)). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫ.ɡi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.a] === Suffix === -algia (New Latin) Used to form nouns identifying specific kinds or loci of pain == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, sorrow”). === Suffix === -algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algias) (pathology) -algia; -algy (pain in the suffixed region) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-algia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “-algia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain, sorrow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalxja/ [ˈal.xja] Rhymes: -alxja Syllabification: -al‧gia === Suffix === -algia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -algias) -algy, -algia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-algia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025