Latin Suffixes Flashcards
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
‐ACEOUS (ā‐shŭs)
‐ANEOUS (ā‐nē‐ŭs)
‐EOUS (ē‐ŭs)
Made of, having the quality of, full of
Ex:
alliaceous
succedaneous
aureous
‐AL (ăl)
‐AR (ăr)
‐EAL (ē‐ăl)
‐ILE (īl)
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
Pertaining to
Ex:
seminal
ocular
lacteal
senile
‐ANS (ăns)/‐ANT (ănt)
‐ENS (ĕns) / ‐ENT (ĕnt)
‐IENS (ē‐ĕns) / ‐IENT (ē‐ĕnt)
*SC + ANT, IENT, ENT
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
Translated –ing added to the verb
*Becoming added to verb + ing
Ex:
deviant
abducent
absorbefacient
rubescent
‐BLE (bl)
‐ILE (īl)
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
Ability to
Ex:
Audible
Fragile
-ID
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
In a state or condition of
Ex: Frigid
-LENT
-OSE
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
Full of
Ex:
Purulent
Adipose
-ARY
-ORY
ADJECTIVAL SUFFIXES
Pertaining to; (also forms a noun) place of
Ex:
mortuary
depilatory
-AD
ADVERBIAL SUFFIX
Indicates direction toward a part of the body
Ex: Cephalad
-ATE
VERBAL SUFFIX
To make, to cause, to act upon; (also forms an adjective) having the form of, possessing
Ex:
decapitate
pennate
‐TIA (shē‐ă)
‐CE (s)
‐ITY (ĭ‐tē)
‐TUDE (tood)
NOUN SUFFIX
State or condition of
Ex:
dementia
sequence
sanity
altitude
‐CLE (k‐l)
‐IL (ĭl)
‐OLE (ōl)
‐ULE (ūl)
‐UNCLE (ŭng‐kĕl)
NOUN SUFFIX
Diminutive (little)
Ex:
cuticle
fibril
arteriole
venule
carbuncle
-IAN
NOUN SUFFIX
Thing or person performing an action; practitioner of
Ex: pediatrician
‐ION (shŏn)
‐MENT (mĕnt)
‐URE (ŭr)
NOUN SUFFIX
action; condition resulting from an action
Ex:
ligation
ligament
fissure
-OR
NOUN SUFFIX
Something (usually a muscle) that performs an action; quality of condition
EX:
flexor
pallor
