-ektomie
German, suffix/ɛktoˈmiː/
-ektomie is spelled E-K-T-O-M-I-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 51 million words in written German, the 434,655th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ektomie is a German feminine suffix meaning “-ectomy (surgical removal of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -ektomie mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminine-ectomy (surgical removal of)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vollständige operative Entfernung eines Organs oder einer anatomischen Struktur
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -ektomie
- Ektomien nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ektomie?
- /ɛktoˈmiː/
- [ɛktoˈmiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -ektomie in German?
-ektomie appears about once in every 51 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).