-claste

See also: claste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”), verbal adjective of κλάω (kláō, “to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klast/

Suffix

-claste m (noun-forming suffix, plural -clastes)

1. -clast

   ‎ostéo- (“osteo-”) + ‎-claste → ‎ostéoclaste (“osteoclast”)

   ‎pyro- (“pyro-”) + ‎-claste → ‎pyroclaste (“pyroclast”)

Suffix

-claste (adjective-forming suffix, plural -clastes)

1. -clastic

   ‎statuo- (“statuo-”) + ‎-claste → ‎statuoclaste (“statuoclastic”)

Related terms

• iconoclaste