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Suffixes from Latin
suffixes from latin, for my etymology class
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03/14/2010

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Term
adj. forming:
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the characteristic of"
Definition
-al,-ial,-eal (vocal)
-ane,-(e)an, -ian, [-ain] (veteran)
-ar (popular, regular)
Term
adj. forming:
full of
(having the character of, like)
Definition
-ose, -iose (comatose)
-ous, -ious, -eous (famous)
Term
adj. forming:
full of, disposed to
Definition
-(u)lent, -(o)lent (fraudulent)
Term
adj. forming:
pertaining to, like
Definition
-ic, -tic (civic, classic, rustic)
Term
adj. forming:
pertaining to, connected with, having the character of
Definition
-ary (literary, military, temporary)
Term
adj. forming:
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
Definition
-ile, -il (juvenile ,hostile, citizen)
Term
adj. forming:
pertaining to, like, of
Definition
-ine (feminine)
Term
adj. forming:
possessing, being
Definition
-ate, -it(e) (accurate, adequate)
Term
adj. forming:
equivalent to english past participle "ing"
Definition
-and, -ent, -ient (urgent, apparent)
Term
adj. forming:
able to be, able to, tending to
Definition
-able, -ible (portable, flexible)
-ile (reptile, agile)
Term
adj. forming:
tending to, inclined to
Definition
-acious ( audacious)
-id (humid)
-ulous (garrulous)
-ive (active)
-uous (continuous)
Term
adj. forming:
tending to, characterized by
Definition
-itious (fictitious)
Term
adj. forming:
tending to, serving for
Definition
-ory (introductory)
Term
noun forming:
quality of, state of
Definition
-ity, -ety, -ty (gravity)
-(i)tude (longitude)
-(i)mony (matrimony)
Term
noun forming:
quality or state of being or having
Definition
-acy (accuracy)
Term
noun-forming:
quality of being inclined to
Definition
-acity (audacity)
Term
noun forming:
quality of, state of, act of, result of
Definition
-y (custody)
-ion ( production)
-ment [means of] (excitement)
-men (specimen)
Term
noun forming:
office of, holder(s) of the office of
Definition
-ate (senate)
Term
diminutive suffixes
Definition
-(i)cule, -cle, -icle
-el, -il
-ole, -ule, -le
Term
noun forming:
quality of ___ing, state of ___ing
Definition
-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency (vigilance, fluency)
Term
noun forming:
state of, result of
Definition
-or (error)
Term
noun forming:
place for
Definition
-ary [-arium] (library, aquarium)
-ory [-orium] (dormitory)
Term
noun forming:
act of, result of
Definition
-ure (fracture)
Term
state or quality of being full of
Definition
-(u)lence, -(o)lence (violence)
Term
noun forming:
one who does, that which does
Definition
-or (actor)
Term
noun forming:
that which must __-ed
Definition
-and(um), -(i)end(um) (agendum, memorandum)
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