Damaso Common Latin & Greek Prefixes and Suffixes
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| a-/ab- |  not, the opposite of |
| ad- | to, towards |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposed to |
| be- | about, concerning |
| bene- | good |
| circum- | around |
| col-/com-/cor-* | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposed to |
| de- | lacking/reverse/away |
| dis- | lacking |
| em-/en- | to make, cause, or give |
| equi- | equal |
| ex-/extra- | out of, outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | overly, too much |
| il-/im-/in-/ir- | not (a negative) |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within |
| intro- | into |
| mal- | bad, evil |
| micro- | small, tiny |
| mid- | halfway |
| mis-* | wrong, incorrect |
| non- | not (a negative) |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | forward, in favor of |
| re- | again, back to |
| retro- | backwards (in time) |
| semi- | half, partial |
| sub- | below, beneath, under |
| super- | over and above* |
| trans- | across, beyond |
| un- | not, the reverse of |
| -ly, -ily | manner |
| -ward | towards |
| -wise | like |
| -able | able to |
| -acious | full of |
| -al/-ical | related to |
| -ant* | related to |
| -ful | full of |
| -ible | able to |
| -ic | like |
| -ish | like, similar to |
| -ive | pertaining to |
| -less | without |
| -like | like |
| -ly* | like |
| -most | to the extreme |
| -ous | full of |
| -ular | related to |
| -ate | verb suffix (to make, do, or have) |
| -en | verb suffix (to make, do, or have) |
| -fy | verb suffix (to make, do, or have) |
| -ise/-ize | verb suffix (to make, do, or have) |
| -ant* | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -eer | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -er | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -cian | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -ier | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -ist | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -or | noun suffix (refers to a person) |
| -ance | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ancy | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ation | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -cy | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -dom | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ence | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -hood | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ice | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ism | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ity/-ty | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ment | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ness | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -ship | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -sion | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
| -tude | abstract noun suffix (refers to a noun that you can't see or touch) |
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