-phore
French, suffix/fɔʁ/
-phore is spelled P-H-O-R-E (5 letters). -phore is a French masculine suffix meaning “-phore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Exprime l’idée de porter”.
What does -phore mean in English?
suffix
- 1
masculine-phore
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Exprime l’idée de porter.
noun: 1. Genre d’insectes diptères, nommé aussi trinerve.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -phore
- phores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -phore?
- /fɔʁ/
- \fɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.