Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

-trophy

  1. a combining form used in the formation of nouns with the general senses “nourishment, feeding” (mycotrophy), “growth” (hypertrophy); also forming abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic.
Show More

Origin of -trophy

< Greek -trophia nutrition, equivalent to troph(ḗ) food + -ia -y3
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for -trophy

-trophy

n combining form
  1. indicating a certain type of nourishment or growthdystrophy
Show More
Derived Forms-trophic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -trophy

from Greek -trophia, from trophē nourishment
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for -trophy

word-forming element meaning "food, nourishment," from Greek trophe "food, nourishment," related to trephein "make thrive, nourish, rear; to make solid, congeal, thicken."

Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
-trophy in Medicine

-trophy

suff.
  1. Nutrition; growth:hypertrophy.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.