Lesson 2 - Nouns of the Third Declension Flashcards
amphi-, ampho-
(prefix): on both sides, around, both.
ana-
(prefix): up, back, against.
apo-
(prefix): away from.
cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)
(prefix) downward, disordered.
dia- (di- before a vowel)
(prefix) through, across, apart.
eso-
(prefix) within, inner, inward.
eu-
(prefix) good, normal, healthy.
heter-, hetero-
(prefix) different, other, relationship to another.
homo-, homeo-
(prefix) same, likeness.
meta- (met- before a vowel or h)
(prefix) change, transformation, after, behind.
para- (often par- before a vowel)
(prefix) alongside, around, abnormal, beyond.
pro-
(prefix) before.
pros-, prosth-
(prefix) the place of.
-al
adj. forming suffix: pertaining to, located in.
-ase
noun-forming suffix: forms names of enzymes.
-asia, -asis (rare)
abstract noun-forming suffix: state, cond.
-ema
abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition. the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is emat-.
-esis
abstract noun-forming suffix: state, cond., procedure.
-etic
adj. forming suffix, often form nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to.
-ics
noun-forming suffix: indicating a particular science or study, science or study of.
-ism
abstract noun-forming suffix: state, cond., quality.
-ismus
abstract noun-forming suffix: state, cond., muscular spasm.
-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id
both noun and adjective-forming suffix: indicating a particular shape or form resemblance, like, resembling.