Suffix. |
Signification. |
Example. |
Definition. |
-able -ible -ble |
= that may be; fit to be |
cur-able possi-ble solu-ble |
that may be cured. that may be done. that may be dissolved. |
-ac |
relating to = or resembling |
cardi-ac demoni-ac |
relating to the heart. like a demon. |
NOTE.—The suffix -ac is found only in Latin derivatives of Greek origin.
-aceous
-acious |
of; = having the quality of |
sapon-aceous
cap-acious |
having the quality of soap. having the quality of holding much. |
-acy |
condition of = being; office of |
celib-acy cur-acy |
condition of being single. office of a curate. |
-age |
act, = condition, or collection of |
marri-age vassal-age foli-age |
act of marrying. condition of a vassal. collection of leaves. |
NOTE.—The suffix -age is found only in French-Latin derivatives.
-al |
adj. = relating to n. the act of; that which |
ment-al remov-al capit-al |
relating to the mind. the act of removing. that which forms the head of a column. |
-an -ane |
adj. relating to = or befitting n. one who |
hum-an hum-ane artis-an |
relating to mankind. befitting a man. one who follows a trade. |
-ance -ancy |
state or = quality of being |
vigil-ance eleg-ance |
state of being watchful. quality of being elegant. |
-ant |
= adj. being n. one who |
vigil-ant assist-ant |
being watchful. one who assists. |
-ar |
= relating to; like |
lun-ar circul-ar |
relating to the moon. like a circle. |
-ary |
adj. relating to = n. one who; place where |
epistol-ary mission-ary avi-ary |
relating to a letter. one who is sent out. a place where birds are kept. |
-ate |
n. one who is adj. having = the quality of v. to perform the act of, or cause |
deleg-ate
accur-ate
navig-ate
|
one who is sent by others. having the quality of accuracy. to perform the act of sailing. |
-cle -cule |
= minute |
vesi-cle animal-cule |
a minute vessel. a minute animal. |
-ee |
= one to whom |
refer-ee |
one to whom something is referred. |
NOTE.—This suffix is found only in words of French-Latin origin.
-eer
-ier |
= one who |
engin-eer
brigad-ier
|
one who has charge of an engine. one who has charge of a brigade. |
NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in words of French-Latin origin.
-ene |
= having relation to |
terr-ene |
having relation to the earth. |
-ence -ency |
= state of being or quality of |
pres-ence tend-ency |
state of being present. quality of tending towards. |
-ent |
n. one who = or which adj. being or -ing |
stud-ent equival-ent |
one who studies. being equal to, equaling. |
-escence |
= state of becoming |
conval-escence |
state of becoming well. |
-escent |
= becoming |
conval-escent |
becoming well. |
-ess |
= female |
lion-ess |
a female lion. |
NOTE.—This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin.
-ferous |
= producing |
coni-ferous |
producing cones. |
-fic |
= making, causing |
sopori-fic |
causing sleep. |
-fice |
= something done or made |
arti-fice |
something done with art. |
-fy |
= to make |
forti-fy |
to make strong. |
-ic -ical |
n. one who = adj. like, made of, relating to |
rust-ic
hero-ic metall-ic histor-ical |
one who has countrified manners. like a hero. made of metal. relating to history. |
NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin, namely, adjectives in -ikos. In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid.
-ice |
that which |
just-ice |
that which is just. |
-ics -ic |
the science of |
mathemat-ics arithmet-ic |
the science of quantity. the science of number. |
NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin.
-id |
= being or -ing |
acr-id; flu-id |
being bitter; flowing. |
-ile |
= relating to; apt for |
puer-ile docile |
relating to a boy. apt for being taught. |
-ine |
= relating to; like |
femin-ine alkal-ine |
relating to a woman. like an alkali. |
-ion |
the act of, = state of being, or -ing |
expuls-ion corrupt-ion frict-ion |
the act of expelling. state of being corrupt. rubbing. |
-ish |
= to make |
publ-ish |
to make public. |
-ise -ize |
= to render, or perform the act of |
fertil-ize |
to render fertile. |
NOTE.—The suffix -ise, -ize, is of French origin, and is freely added to Latin roots in forming English derivatives.
-ism |
= state or act of; idiom |
hero-ism Gallic-ism |
state of a hero. a French idiom. |
NOTE.—This suffix, except when signifying an idiom, is found only in words of Greek origin.
-ist |
one who = practices or is devoted to |
art-ist botan-ist
|
one who practices an art. one who is devoted to botany. |
-ite -yte |
= n. one who is adj. being |
favor-ite defin-ite prosel-yte
|
one who is favored. being well defined. one who is brought over. |
NOTE.—The form -yte is found only in words of Greek origin.
-ity -ty |
= state or quality of being |
security ability liber-ty |
state of being secure. quality of being able. state of being free. |
-ive |
n. one who is = or that which adj. having the power or quality |
capt-ive cohes-ive |
one who is taken. having power to stick. |
-ix |
= feminine |
testatr-ix |
a woman who leaves a will. |
ize |
(See ise.) |
||
-ment |
state of being = or act of; that which |
excite-ment induce-ment |
state of being excited. that which induces. |
-mony |
state or = quality of; that which |
matri-mony testi-mony |
state of marriage. that which is testified. |
-or |
one who; = that which; quality of |
audit-or mot-or err-or |
one who hears. that which moves. quality of erring. |
-ory |
adj. fitted or = relating to n. place where; that which |
preparat-ory
armor-y
|
fitted to prepare.
place where arms are kept. |
-ose -ous |
= abounding in |
verb-ose popul-ous |
abounding in words. abounding in people. |
-tude |
= condition or quality of |
servi-tude forti-tude |
condition of a slave. quality of being brave. |
-ty |
(See -ity.) |
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-ule |
= minute |
glob-ule |
a minute globe. |
-ulent |
= abounding in |
op-ulent |
abounding in wealth. |
-ure |
= act or state of; that which |
depart-ure creat-ure |
act of departing. that which is created. |
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