Latin - Adjective Forming Suffixes Flashcards
-able
able to be, able to, tending to
-capable
-ible
able to be, able to, tending to
-flexible
-ile
able to be, able to, tending to
-docile
-acious
tending to, inclined to
-pugnacious
-id
tending to, inclined to
-intrepid
-itious
tending to, characterized by
-expeditious
-ive
tending to, inclined to
-diminutive
-ory
tending to, inclined to
-prefatory
-ulous
tending to, inclined to
-incredulous
-uous
tending to, inclined to
-tenuous
-ain
pertaining to
-mountain
-al, -ial, -eal
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-arboreal
-an, -ean, -ian
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-Shakespearean
-ane
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-urbane
-ar
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-muscular
-ary
pertaining to, like, connected with, having the character of
-literary
-ic
pertaining to, like
-volcanic
-il(e)
pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
-juvenile
-ine
pertaining to, like, of
-canine
-tic
pertaining to, like
-rustic
-ant
- ing (present participle)
- mutant
-ent, -ient
- ing
- redolent
-ate
possessing, being
-inanimate
-it(e)
possessing, being
-tripartite
-ific
making, causing
scientific
-(u)lent, -(o)lent
full of, disposed of
-fraudulent
-ose, -iose
full of
-ous, -ious, eous
full of, having the character of, like
-bilious
