Pandunian Affixes

Question 1

a- (prefix)

Answer 1

means that the action brings the agent and the object together.

Question 2

an- (prefix)

Answer 2

means being or doing the opposite of the base word.

Question 3

de- (prefix)

Answer 3

means that the action is directed away from or off something.

Question 4

dis- (prefix)

Answer 4

adds a quality of badness to the base word.

Question 5

ex- (prefix)

Answer 5

means that the action is directed outside from something.

Question 6

in- (prefix)

Answer 6

means that the action is directed into something.

Question 7

kon- ~ kom- (prefix)

Answer 7

mean ‘together’. There are two forms of this prefix. The form kom- is used when the following word begins with a b, p or m, and the form kon- is used in all other cases.

Question 8

per- (prefix)

Answer 8

means that something is done completely, entirely or all the way through.

Question 9

pos- (prefix)

Answer 9

means that something is after in time or order.

Question 10

pre- (prefix)

Answer 10

means that something is before in time or order.

Question 11

pro- (prefix)

Answer 11

means that something is moved onward or into the open.

Question 12

re- (prefix)

Answer 12

means that something is done back or in the opposite direction than originally.

Question 13

ri- (prefix)

Answer 13

means repetition or doing again.

Question 14

sin- ~ sim- (prefix)

Answer 14

The prefixes sin- and sim- mean ‘(for, to or at) the same’. There are two forms of this prefix. The form sim- is used when the following word begins with a b, p or m, and the form sin- is used in all other cases.

Question 15

su- (prefix)

Answer 15

adds the quality of goodness into the base word.

Question 16

-aje (suffix)

Answer 16

means something that is made of or something that consists of the thing indicated by the base word.

Question 17

-al ~ -ial (suffix)

Answer 17

means that something belongs to or is related to the thing or person indicated by the base word.

Question 18

-an ~ ian (suffix)

Answer 18

denotes someone that is a member of a community, such as a country, city or a club. When this suffix is added to a base word that ends in -ia, they merge together into -ian.

Question 19

-bil (suffix)

Answer 19

means that something is possible or able to be done.

Question 20

-eme (suffix)

Answer 20

means a fundamental unit in the system of things that is indicated by the base word.

Question 21

-ente ~ -nte (suffix)

Answer 21

means ‘one who does the action of the base word’.

Question 22

-er ~ -ter (suffix)

Answer 22

means ‘a person who is occupied with the action of the base word’. It implies often but not always a professional occupation.

Question 23

-eria ~ -teria ~ ria (suffix)

Answer 23

This suffix is the combination of -(t)er + -ia. It means the place for making, producing or selling the thing that is indicated by the base word.

Question 24

-et ~ -let (suffix)

Answer 24

expresses ‘small size’.

Question 25

-fa ~ -ifa (suffix)

Answer 25

means to make or turn into the thing that is indicated by the base word.

Question 26

-file ~ ofile (suffix)

Answer 26

means ‘extraordinary or abnormal liking of something’.

Question 27

-fobe ~ ofobe (suffix)

Answer 27

means ‘extraordinary or abnormal dislike of something’.

Question 28

-ia ~ -ya (suffix)

Answer 28

The suffix -ia has a variety of meanings, but fundamentally it means a collective of things or a community of people.
This ending is often used in place names, especially in country names. However it is not always used, and there are also many country names that do not end in -ia.
The same suffix is sometimes used also in names of smaller establishments.
The suffix -ia is also used in names of scientific disciplines, where it can be understood as collection of scientific knowledge and practices.

Question 29

-ik ~ -tik (suffix)

Answer 29

means something that is characterized by the thing or quality indicated by the base word.

Question 30

-ime (suffix)

Answer 30

means something that is in the position or rank that is indicated by the base word.

Question 31

-ion ~ -tion (suffix)

Answer 31

means ‘an action or process’. ate ‘act’ → ation ‘action’

Question 32

-isme ~ -tisme (suffix)

Answer 32

means an ideology, a way of thinking or a way of life.

Question 33

-iste ~ -tiste (suffix)

Answer 33

means a person who tends to behave or think in a certain way or an adherent of an ideology or a religion.

Question 34

-it ~ -t (suffix)

Answer 34

expresses one who undergoes or has undergone the action of the root.

Question 35

-ita ~ -ta (suffix)

Answer 35

creates abstract nouns that represent a quality or a state.

Question 36

-ium ~ -um (suffix)

Answer 36

means ‘chemical element’.

Question 37

-ive ~ -tive (suffix)

Answer 37

means someone who tends to do what the base word says. ate ‘act, perform’ → ative ‘active, inclined to act’

Question 38

-ize ~ -tize (suffix)

Answer 38

means ‘to furnish or equip with something’.

Question 39

-krate ~ okrate (suffix)

Answer 39

means ‘to rule, govern’.

Question 40

-los (suffix)

Answer 40

means ‘lacking’.

Question 41

-metre ~ ometre (suffix)

Answer 41

means ‘measurement’

Question 42

-nome ~ onome (suffix)

Answer 42

means ‘arrangement, management’.

Question 43

-on (suffix)

Answer 43

indicates great size.

Question 44

-or ~ -tor (suffix)

Answer 44

means an apparatus, device, or machine for doing the work that is indicated by the base word.

Question 45

-ul ~ -kul (suffix)

Answer 45

means a ‘concentration of something’.

Question 46

-ur ~ -tur (suffix)

Answer 46

means something that is the result or product of the action that is indicated by the base word.