Suffixes Flashcards
-ac, -ic, -tic
pertaining to
-ize
to do; to become; to use; to engage in
-a
state or condition of
-esis
state or condition of
-ia
state or condition of
-iasis
state or condition of
-ism
state or condition of
-osis
state or condition of
-sia
state or condition of
-iac
one who is afflicted with
-id
(forms a noun or adj) resembling
-oid
(forms a noun or adj) resembling
-ode
(forms a noun or adj) resembling
-ides
descended from (genus)
-idae
descended from (family)
-ida
descended from (order and class)
-in
substance, typically a chemical or hormone
-ine
substance, typically a chemical or hormone
-ist
person interested in; specialist
-ite
belonging to, the nature of
-itis
inflammation
-ium
tissue or part of the body
-oma
tumor
-y
state or condition of, the act of
-aceus
having the quality of, full of
-aneous
having the quality of, full of
-eus
having the quality of, full of
-alis
pertaining to
-aris
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ilis
pertaining to
-ans
translated -ing added to the verb
-ens
translated -ing added to the verb
-iends
translated -ing added to the verb
-bilis
ability to
-ilis
ability to
-idus/ -id
in a state or condition of
-lentus
full of
-osus
full of
-arium
pertaining to; place of
-orium/-ory
pertaining to; place of
-ad
indicates direction towards a part of the body
-ate
to make, cause, act upon, possessing
-tia/-ce
state or condition of
-itas/ity
state or condition of
-tudo
state or condition of
-culus/cle
diminutive
-illus/-il
dimiunitve
-olus/-ole
diminutive
-ulus/-ule
diminutive
-unculus/-uncle
diminutive
-ianus/-ian
thing or person performing an action
-io/-ion
action
-mentum/-ment
action
-ura/-ure
action
-or
something (usually a muscle) that performs an action
