Greek Suffixes Quiz 2 Flashcards
-al
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-an (-ian)
pertaining to, like, one concerned with
-ous, -ious
full of, pertaining to, like, one concerned with
-ician
specialist in, practitioner of
-ism
belief in, practice of, condition of
-ist
one who believes in, one engaged in
-ite
one connected with, inhabitant of
-ast, -st
one who does
-t, -te
he who, that which
-y, -ia
quality of, state of, act of
-ma, -m, -me, -mat
result of, thing that is the result of
-sis, -se, -sia, -sy
act of, state of, result of
-logy
science of, systematic study of
-nomy
science of, system of laws governing
-cracy
rule by, type of government
-crat
one who advocates or practices rule by
-archy
rule by
-arch
one who rules
-mania
madness about, passion for
-maniac
one having a madness or passion for
-phobia
abnormal fear or hatred of
-phobe
one who fear or hates
