Latin - Noun Forming Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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-acity

A

quality of being, inclined to

-rapacity

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-acy

A

quality of being, quality of having

-legacy

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-ance, -ancy

A

quality/state of -ing, that which

-occupancy

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-ence, -ency

A

quality/state of -ing, that which

-audience

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5
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-(i)tude

A

quality, state of

-multitude

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6
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-ity, -ety, -ty

A

quality of , state of

-sobriety

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-(u)lence, -(o)lence

A

state or quality of

-violence

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-imony

A

quality of state of, that which

-alimony

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-or (British -our)

A

state of

-tremor

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-y

A

quality of, state of, act of, result of

-custody

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-and(um), (i)end(um)

A

that which must be-ed

-agenda

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12
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-ary, -arium

A

place for

-mortuary, aquarium

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-ory, -orium

A

place for

-conservatory

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-ate

A

office of, holders of the office of

-senate

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-ion

A

act of, state of, result of

-action

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-men

A

result of, means of, act of, state of

-specimen

17
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-ment

A

result of, means of, act of, state of

-regiment

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-ure

A

act of

-tenure

19
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-or

A

one who does, that which does

-malefactor

20
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-rix

A

she who does

-dominatrix

21
Q

-cle, icle

A

little

-auricle

22
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-cule, -icule

A

little

-molecule

23
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-el

A

little

-novel

24
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-et, ette

A

little

-palette

25
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-il, -ile

A

little

pupil

26
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-le

A

little

-scruple

27
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-ole

A

little

-aureole

28
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-ule

A

little

-globule