Greek Suffixes Flashcards
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIX
-AC (ak)
‐IC (ĭk)
‐TIC (tik)
Pertaining to
Ex:
iliac
gastric
cathartic
VERB
‐IZE (īz)
To do; to become; to use; to engage in
Ex: Euthanize
NOUN SUFFIX
‐A (ă)
‐ESIS (ē‐sĭs)
‐IA (ē‐ă)
‐IASIS (ī‐ă‐sĭs)
‐ISM (ĭzm)
‐OSIS (ō‐sĭs)
‐SIA (shă, sē‐ă)
State or condition of
Ex:
dyspnea
sudoresis
mania
psoriasis
embolism
symbiosis
dyspepsia
-IAC
NOUN SUFFIX
One who is afflicted with
Ex: hemophiliac
‐ID (ĭd)
‐OID (oyd)
‐ODE (ōd
NOUN SUFFIX
(Forms a noun or adjective) like, resembling, in the form of
Ex:
lipid
deltoid
nematode
‐IDES (ĭ‐dēz)
‐IDAE (ĭ‐dē)
‐IDA (ĭ‐dă)
NOUN SUFFIX
Descended from;
‐ides zoologic “genus”
‐idae zoologic “family”
‐ida zoologic “order” and “class”
Ex:
Ctenocephalides
Muscidae
Arachnida
‐IN (ĭn)
‐INE (ēn) or (ĭn)
NOUN SUFFIX
Substance, typically a chemical or hormone
Ex:
chomatin
chlorine, adrenaline
-IST
NOUN SUFFIX
Person interested in; a practitioner who specializes in
Ex: herbalist
-ITE
NOUN SUFFIX
Belonging to, the nature of
Ex:
Somite
Termite
-ITIS
NOUN SUFFIX
inflammation
Ex: arthritis
-IUM
NOUN SUFFIX
Tissue or part of the body
EX:
Endocarium
-OMA
NOUN SUFFIX
Tumor
Ex: neuroma
-Y
NOUN SUFFIX
State or condition of, the act of
Ex:
empathy
Appendectomy
