Lesson 10: Greek Noun-Forming Suffixes IV

Question 1

-us

Answer 1

individual, person (e.g. hydrocephalus)

Question 2

-idae, -ida, -id

Answer 2

descended from, related to (e.g. arachnid)

Question 3

AGOG(UE)-

Answer 3

inducing the flow of, expelling (e.g. cholagogue)

Question 4

ARCH(E)-

Answer 4

ancient, beginning, primitive (e.g. archeology)

Question 5

AUX(E)-

Answer 5

increase (e.g. auxin)

Question 6

DIDYM-

Answer 6

twin, testicle (e.g. didymitis)

Question 7

GYR-

Answer 7

circle, ring (e.g. gyrus)

Question 8

HIPP-

Answer 8

horse (e.g. ephippium)

Question 9

ISCHI-

Answer 9

hip (e.g. hypoischium)

Question 10

LEP-

Answer 10

to seize (e.g. analeptic)

Question 11

MACR-

Answer 11

large, long (e.g. macropsia)

Question 12

MEL-

Answer 12

limb (e.g. gastromelus)

Question 13

MICR-

Answer 13

small, one millionth (e.g. micromelia)

Question 14

NARC-

Answer 14

stopor (e.g. narcotic)

Question 15

OMPHAL-

Answer 15

naval (e.g. acromphalus)

Question 16

PEX-

Answer 16

to fasten (e.g. hysteropexy)

Question 17

PAG-

Answer 17

united (e.g. craniopagus)

Question 18

PLATY(S)-

Answer 18

broad, flat (e.g. platysma)

Question 19

SAPR-

Answer 19

rotten (e.g. saprobic)

Question 20

SIAL-

Answer 20

saliva (e.g. glycosialia)

Question 21

STHEN-

Answer 21

stength (e.g. adenasthenia)

Question 22

TACH(Y)-

Answer 22

swift (e.g. tachyphagia)

Question 23

UR-

Answer 23

tail (e.g. urostyle)