Latin Suffixes 4-6 (Suffixes) Flashcards

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-cle, -cul-
(receptacle, spectacle)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-crum, -cr-
(ambulacrum, simulacrum)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-culum
(speculum, tentaculum)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-men, -min-
(acumen, tegmen)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-ment
(excrement, pigment)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-mentum
(momentum, tegmentum)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-trum, -tr-
(claustrum, colostrum)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-ure
(curvature, measure)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-us
(stimulus, tinnitus)

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“act of”, “result of”, “means of”
Nominal

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-arium
(aquarium, herbarium)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-ary
(mortuary, sanctuary)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-ble, -bule
(stable, vestibule)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-bula, -bulum
(acetabulum, incunabula)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-orium
(auditorium, sanatorium)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-ory
(dormitory, purgatory)

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“place of”
Nominal

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-ant, -iant
(assistant, variant)

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“person or thing doing”
Nominal

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-ent, -ient
(current, gradient)

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“person or thing doing”
Nominal

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-or
(contaminator, motor)

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“person or thing doing”
Nominal

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-ate
(dislocate, vaccinate)

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“to make, to perform the act of”
Verbal

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-esce
(coalesce, effervesce)

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“to begin, to become/grow”
Verbal

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-fy
(classify, glorify)

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“to make, to cause to be”
Verbal

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-ize
(fertilize, naturalize)

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“to make, to cause to be”
Verbal