Greek Bases - Nouns

Question 1

-archia => -archy

Combining form.

Answer 1

Noun.
Rule by,
– as in patriarchy.

Question 2

-archos => -arch

Combining form.

Answer 2

Noun.
Ruler,
– as in monarch.

Question 3

-kratia => -cracy

Combining form.

Answer 3

Noun.
Rule by, or ruling body of,
– as in democracy, aristocracy.

Question 4

-kratēs => -crat

Combining form.

Answer 4

Noun.
Supporter of rule by, or member of ruling body,
– as in democrat, aristocrat.

Question 5

-graphia => -graphy

Combining form.

Answer 5

Noun.
Art or method of writing,
-- as in calligraphy. 
Descriptive science,
-- as in geography, bibliography.

Question 6

-graphos => -graph

Combining form.

Answer 6

Noun.
Something written,
-- as in photograph. 
Instrument that writes,
-- as in seismograph, polygraph.

Question 7

-logia => -logy

Combining form.

Answer 7

Noun.
Subject of study,
-- as in theology. 
Discourse,
-- as in eulogy.

Question 8

-logos => -logue

Combining form.

Answer 8

Noun.
Talk,
-- as in dialogue.
Compilation,
-- as in catalogue.

Question 9

-mania => -mania

Combining form.

Answer 9

Noun.
Madness, 
-- as in kleptomania, megalomania.
Excessive enthusiasm, 
-- as in bibliomania.

Question 10

-metria => -metry

Combining form.

Answer 10

Noun.
Art or process of the science of measuring,
– as in geometry.

Question 11

-nomia => -nomy

Combining form.

Answer 11

Noun.
Law of, arrangement of, or science of,
– as in antinomy, agronomy.

Question 12

-patheia => -pathy

Combining form.

Answer 12

Noun.
Feeling,
– as in telepathy, empathy.

Question 13

-philia => -philia

Combining form.

Answer 13

Noun.
Love of,
– as in paraphilia.

Question 14

-philos => -phile

Combining form.

Answer 14

Noun.
Lover of,
– as in bibliophile.

Question 15

-phobos => -phobe

Combining form.

Answer 15

Noun.
One who fears,
– as in xenophobe.

Question 16

-skopia => -scopy

Combining form.

Answer 16

Noun.
Observation or examination of or by,
– as in colonoscopy.

Question 17

-skopos => -scope

Combining form.

Answer 17

Noun.
Instrument for observing or examining,
– as in telescope.