Quiz 2 SUFFIXES Flashcards
-al (-ial, -eal)
“pertaining to,” “like,” “belonging to,” “having the character of”
-ane, -(e)an, -ian, [-ain]
“pertaining to,” “like,” “belonging to,” “having the character of”
-ar
“pertaining to,” “like,” “belonging to,” “having the character of”
-ose (-iose)
“full of”
-ous (-ious, -eous)
“full of”
-(u)lent, -(o)lent
“full of,” “disposed to”
-ic, -tic
“pertaining to,” “like”
-ary
“pertaining to,” “connected with,” “having the character of”
-ile, -il
“pertaining to,” “like,” “belonging to,” “having the character of”
-ine
“pertaining to,” “like,” “of”
-ate, -it(e)
“possessing,” “being” (often equivalent to Eglish past participle ending “ed”)
-ant, -ent (-ient)
equivalent to the English present participle “ing”
-able (abil), -ible (ibil)
“able to be,” “able to,” “tending to”
-ile (preceeded by verb base)
“able to be,” “able to,” “tending to”
-acious
“tending to,” “inclined to”
