-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

1. guest, stranger, host

Synonyms

• xen-

Derived terms

• autoxeny
• heteroxeny
• lipoxeny (botany)
• metoxeny
• misoxeny (obsolete)
• philoxeny (obsolete, rare)
• proxeny (in Ancient Greek history)