Latin Suffixes 5 (Bases) Flashcards
aper-, apert-
(aperient, aperture)
to open
av-
(avian, aviary)
bird
crem-, cremat-
(cremate, crematorium)
to burn
dilat-
(dilation, dilator)
spread out
don-, donat-
(donation, donor)
to give
firm-
(infirmary, infirmity)
strong, able
habit-, habitat-
(cohabitation, inhabitant)
to dwell
i-, it-
(exit, transient)
to go
lubric-, lubricat-
(lubricant, lubrication)
to make smooth
moll-
(emollient, mollusk)
soft
oper-, operat-
(operator, postoperative)
to work
ori-, ort-
(abortion, disorient)
to rise
oscill-, oscillat-
(oscillator, oscillopsia)
to swing
oss-
(interosseus, ossuary)
bone
pati-, pass-
(passivity, patient)
to suffer, to endure
pend-, pens-
(appendix, pendulum)
to hang, to weigh, to pay
pil-
(depilatory, pileous)
hair
pred-, predat-
(predation, predator)
prey, to hunt
reg- (-rig-), rect-
(erector, regent)
to rule, to make straight
rod-, ros-
(corrosion, rodent)
to gnaw
spir-, spirat-
(respirator, respirometer)
to breathe
string-, strict-
(astringent, constrictor)
to draw tight
tribu-, tribut-
(contributor, distributor)
to assign, to allot
vit-, viv-
(revitalize, vivarium)
life, to live