Suffixes Flashcards
-Ac (Greek)
Pertaining to
-Ic (Greek)
Pertaining to
-Tic (Greek)
Pertaining to
-Ize (Greek)
To do; to become; to use; to engage in
-A (Greek)
State or condition of
-Esis (Greek)
State or condition of
-Ia (Greek)
State or condition of
-Iasis (Greek)
State or condition of
-Ism (Greek)
State or condition of
-Osis (Greek)
State or condition of
-Sia (Greek)
State or condition of
-Iac (Greek)
One who is afflicted with
-Id (Greek)
(Forms a noun or adjective)
Like, resembling, in the form of
-Oid (Greek)
(Forms a noun or adjective)
Like, resembling, in the form of
-Ode (Greek)
(Forms a noun or adjective)
Like, resembling, in the form of
-Ides (Greek)
Descended from;
-ides zoologic ‘genus’
-Idae (Greek)
Descended from;
-idae zoologic ‘family’
-Ida (Greek)
Descended from;
-ida zoologic ‘order’ and ‘class’
-In (Greek)
Substance, typically a chemical or hormone
-Ine (Greek)
Substance, typically a chemical or hormone
-Ist (Greek)
Person interested in; a practitioner who specializes in
-Ite (Greek)
Belonging to, the nature of
-Itis (Greek)
Inflammation
-Ium (Greek)
Tissue or part of the body
-Oma (Greek)
Tumor
-Y (Greek)
State or condition of, the act of
-Aceus / -Aceous (Latin)
Made of, having the quality of, full of
-Aneus / -Aneous (Latin)
Made of, having the quality of, full of
-Eus / -Eous (Latin)
Made of, having the quality of, full of
-Alis / -Al (Latin)
Pertaining to
-Ans / -Ant (Latin)
translated -ing added to the verb
-Ens / -Ent (Latin)
Translated -ing added to the verb
-Iens / -Ient (Latin)
Translated -ing added to the verb
*SC + ANT, IENT, ENT (Latin)
*Becoming added to verb + ing
-Bilis / -Ble (Latin)
Ability to
-Ilis / -Ile (Latin)
Ability to
-Idus / -Id (Latin)
In a state or condition of
-Lentus / -Lent (Latin)
Full of
-Osus / -Ose (Latin)
Full of
-Arium / -Ary (Latin)
Pertaining to; (also forms a noun) place of
-Orium / -Ory (Latin)
Pertaining to; (also forms a noun) place of
-Ad (Latin)
Indicates the direction toward a part of the body
-Ate (Latin)
To make, to cause, to act upon; (also forms an adjective) having the form of, possessing
-Tia / -Ce (Latin)
State or condition of
-Itas / -Ity (Latin)
State or condition of
-Tudo / -Tude (Latin)
State or condition of
-Culus / -Cle (Latin)
Diminutive (little)
-Illus / -Il (Latin)
Diminutive (little)
-Olus / -Ole (Latin)
Diminutive (little)
-Ulus / -Ule (Latin)
Diminutive (little)
-Unculus / -Uncle (Latin)
Diminutive (little)
-Ianus /-Ian (Latin)
Thing or person performing an action; practitioner of
-Io / -Ion (Latin)
Action; condition resulting from an action
-Mentum / -Ment (Latin)
Action; condition resulting from an action
-Ura / -Ure (Latin)
Action; condition resulting from an action
-Or (Latin)
Something (usually a muscle) that performs an action; quality of condition
