Prefixes Flashcards
hyper/
excessive, above
epi/
upon; excessive
supra/
above
hypo/
insufficient; below
sub/
below; under (eng); beneath (eng)
infra/
below
peri/
surrounding
circum/
around
para/
beside
extra/
outside
ecto/
outside
en(do)/
inside
intra/
inside
ento/
inside
pre/
before
pro/
before; for (eng)
retro/
behind
post/
behind; after
trans/
through; across (eng)
inter/
between; among
syn/
together; with
anti/
against
ab/
(away) from; off
ad/
to; towards; at
com/
together; with
de/
away; (down) from; about, concerning
dis/
apart; away
ex/
outside; out of (eng)
in/
in(to); on(to)
ob/
against; near
per/
through; over
re/
back; again
se/
away, off
ana/
on; up(on)
ante/
before; in front of
apo/
off; from
cata/
down
contra/
against
dia/
through
super/
above
ultra/
beyond
translation of prepositional prefix-combining form-adjectival ending
(situated or located) prepositional prefix combining form; if not referring to spatial relations of objects (metamorphical) = occurring prepositional prefix combining form
about pre in time
if prefixing something which has a passageway; pre-x is occurring before x is reached
anti-x-o-genic
producing something that acts against x
prefixes and adjectival forms
do not say p.t. something when latin word preceded by a prefix
