Mod. 3 Flashcards
Prefixes
a-
give definitions with noun and adj.
absence; lack [when used as a noun]
lacking; without [when used as an adjective]
When does a- change?
a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or “h”
a- becomes ar- when the following letter is “r”
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before
anti-
against
de-
from; away; down from
dia-
through
dys-
list all examples of def’n
Indicates negative state
ex. faulty, difficult, painful, malfunctioning, poor, poorly
ecto-
outside
en-
within, inner, interior (see Mod. 3 notes)
endo-
within, inner, interior (see Mod. 3 notes)
ento-
within, inner, interior (see Mod. 3 notes)
intra-
within, inner, interior (see Mod. 3 notes)
epi-
on, upon, toward
eso-
into
eiso-
into
eu-
Indicates positive state
Ex. normal, healthy, proper, good (for nouns), well (for adj or verb)
ex-
out, out of, outside
exo-
out, out of, outside
hyper-
excessive, excess of, greater than normal (qualitative/quantitative, in negative sense)
hypo-
below, under, inferior to [locative]
OR less than normal; deficiency of [qualitative/quantitative]
sub-
below, under, inferior to [locative]
OR less than normal; deficiency of [qualitative/quantitative]
infra-
below; under, inferior to [locative]
inter-
between
meta-
beyond; after (can also indicate a change of some sort)
neo-
new
non-
not (see Mod. 8)
para-
beside; beyond
peri-
around
circum-
around
post-
after; behind; posterior
super-
above; beyond; superior to [locative]
OR
superior; greater than normal [qualitative/quantitative, in a positive sense]
supra-
above; beyond; superior to [locative]
syn-
joined; fused; [physical]
simultaneous; in association; together; with
[action, process]
con-
joined; fused; simultaneous; in association; together; with
[physical vs. action, process]
trans-
across; through
Which are the special 5 prefixes?
List all
a- dys- eu- hyper- hypo-
absence
a-
noun form
lack
a-
noun form
lacking
a-
adjectival form
without
a-
adjectival form
before
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ante-
pro-
pre-
against
anti-
from
de-
down from
de-
away
de-
through
dia-
trans-
Indicating a negative state
e.g. faulty; difficult; painful; malfunctioning; poor; poorly
dys-
outside
ecto-
ex-
exo-
within
en-
endo-
ento-
intra-
inner
en-
endo-
ento-
intra-
interior
en-
endo-
ento-
intra-
difficult
dys-
malfunctioning
dys-
painful
dys-
faulty
dys-
poor
dys-
poorly
dys-
on
epi-
upon
epi-
toward
epi-
into
eso-
eiso-
Indicating a positive state
e.g. normal; healthy; proper; good [for a noun]; well [for an adjective or verb]
eu-
normal
eu-
healthy
eu-
proper
eu-
good
eu-
well
eu-
out
ex-
exo-
out of
ex-
exo-
excessive [qualitative/quantitative, in a negative sense]
hyper-
excess of [qualitative/quantitative, in a negative sense]
hyper-
greater than normal [qualitative/quantitative, in a negative sense]
hyper-
below [locative]
sub-
hypo-
infra-
under [locative]
sub-
hypo-
infra-
inferior to [locative]
sub-
hypo-
infra-
less than normal [qualitative/quantitative]
hypo-
sub-
deficiency of [qualitative/quantitative]
hypo-
sub-
between
inter-
beyond
meta-
para-
after
meta-
post-
indicating a change of some sort
meta-
new
neo-
not
non-
beside
para-
around
peri-
circum-
above [locative]
super-
supra-
beyond [locative]
super-
supra-
behind
post-
posterior
post-
across
trans-
superior to [locative]
super-
supra-
superior [qualitative/quantitative, in a positive sense]
super-
greater than normal [qualitative/quantitative, in a positive sense]
super-
joined
syn-
con-
fused
syn-
con-
together
syn-
con-
simultaneous
syn-
con-
in association
syn-
con-
with
syn-
con-
en- assimilations?
en- –> em- before b, p, and m
syn- assimilations?
syn- –> sym- before b, p, and m
con- assimilations?
con- -> co- before a vowel or h
con- -> col- before l
con- -> com- before b, p and m
Prefixes that NEVER elide?
a- ante- de- dia- eu- infra- intra- neo- peri- pre- pro- supra-
