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French Suffixes
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Language - French
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12/20/2012

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Term
-génique
Definition
-genic, producing or generating something
Term
-lyse
Definition
-lysis, dissolution, decomposition
Term
-a
Definition
his, her, its (third-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession)
Term
-a
Definition
The first person and second-person singular imperfect indicative form of a verb.
Je regardais la télé pendant que tu parlais au téléphone.
I was watching the telly when you were talking on the phone.
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-age
Definition
Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X".
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-ail
Definition
Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having the sense of ‘tool, object for a specific purpose’.
éventer (“to ventilate”) --> éventail (“fan”)
Term
-ain
Definition
Suffix used to form demonyms
Jamaïcain, Mexicain.
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-aine
Definition
-ish (used to indicate approximation when added to a number)
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-aire
Definition
-ary, adjectival suffix
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-aison
Definition
Forming feminine nouns of action from verbs, the female -tion
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-ance
Definition
(suffix used to form nouns)
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-ant
Definition
-ing; suffix denoting the present participle of a verb
jouer (to play) → jouant (playing)
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-archie
Definition
-archy, a societal system of rule
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-ard
Definition
-Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives, and nouns representing or belonging to a particular class or sort.
the french form of of "drunk-ard"
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-ation
Definition
-ation, noun form of verb
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-at
Definition
-at usually denotes an action or a result of an action, like in assassinat (“assassination”)
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-ateur
Definition
-agent noun, such as investigat-or
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-culteur
Definition
indicates a grower or a keep of something, usually animal or plant related
Term
-e
Definition
Used to form the feminine of adjectives.
Term
-eau
Definition
Forming diminutive masculine nouns, especially with the sense ‘young animal’.
Term
-èdre
Definition
seat
Term
-ée
Definition
Forming feminine nouns having the sense of ‘something contained by’ (the root word).
bras (“arm”) --> brassée (“armful”)
an (“year”) --> année (“(duration of) a year”)
Term
-el
Definition
To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
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-ence
Definition
-ence, -ance
Term
-erie
Definition
1.denoting a shop selling a certain product.
bijouterie
2.denoting an organization specializing in a given field
huilerie
3.denoting nouns describing qualities or properties
tricherie
Term
-esse
Definition
used to form nouns describing the condition of being something (-ness, -ity, etc.)
Term
-esque
Definition
-esque
Term
-et
Definition
Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
Term
-eux
Definition
-ous, -y
pluviosus → pluvieux "rainy"
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Term
-ez
Definition
Added to a noun to form a verb.
Term
-gène
Definition
producer of something
Term
-génie
Definition
-genesis
Term
-gramme
Definition
something written, drawn, or otherwise recorded.
Term
-ible
Definition
-ible, adjective form of a verb
Term
-ique
Definition
(used to form adjectives from nouns) -ic
Term
-ifier
Definition
-ify
Term
-iel
Definition
Suffix used to form adjectives. Compare with -ial in English.
Suffix used to form some nouns, especially when the noun was originally an adjective.
Term
-ième
Definition
-th, the suffix denoting an ordinal number
Term
-ien, -ienne
Definition
Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian; for example Paris → parisien (“from Paris”)
Term
-ier
Definition
(used to form the names of trees bearing a particular type of fruit) tree
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-ier
Definition
(used to form the names of jobs)
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-ier
Definition
Used to form the names of ships
Term
-if
Definition
-ive; used in forming adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities.
Term
-ificateur
Definition
use to form noun to refer to someone or something that realise an action.
Term
-ing
Definition
suffix used to form nouns
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