Chapter 1: Adjective and Plural Suffixes Flashcards
adjective suffixes mean
pertaining to
adjective suffixes (7)
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous
noun suffixes that mean specialist (2)
-ician, -ist
noun suffixes that mean condition (3)
-esis, -ia, -ism
noun suffix that means medicine/treatment
-iatry
change -is to plural
drop -is and add -es
change -us to plural
drop -us and add -i
change -y to plural
drop -y and add -ies
change -a to plural
add -e
change -um to plural
drop -um and add -a
change -ax to plural
drop -x and add -ces
change -en to plural
drop -en and add -ina
change -ix to plural
drop -ix and add -ices
change -ex to plural
drop -ex and add -ices
change -ma to plural
add -ta
change -on to plural
drop -on and add -a
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous
adjective suffixes (7)
-ician, -ist
noun suffixes that mean specialist (2)
-esis, -ia, -ism
noun suffixes that mean condition (3)
-iatry
noun suffix that means medicine/treatment