Suffixes Flashcards
-aceous
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: herbaceous, sebaceous
-al, -eal, -ial, -ual
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: partial, corporeal
-an, -ane, -ian
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ovarian, Roman, urbane
-ar
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ocular patellar
-ary
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: mammary, pulmonary
-ate
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: ovate, rugate
-ic, -tic
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: aquatic, pelvic, sonic
-ile, -il
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: civil, juvenile, penile
-ine
belonging to, characterized by, having to do with, or resembling ex: bovine, uterine
-able
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: durable, ineffable, permeable
-acious
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: audacious, efficacious, loquacious
-id
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: fervid, liquid, morbid
-ile
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ductile, facile, volatile
-itious
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: excrementitious, repetitious
-ive
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: destructive, elusive
-ory
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: advisory, regulatory, sensory
-ulous
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: credulous, scrupulous, tremulous
-uous
tending to, inclined to, or able to be ex: conspicuous, superfluous
-lent
full of ex: somnolent, virulent
-ose
full of ex: adipose, varicose
-ous
full of ex: cancerous, mucous
-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: absorbency, adolescence, tolerance
-ia
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: cornucopia, inertia, insomnia
-ion
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: accretion, cohesion, refraction
-itude
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: aptitude, latitude, multitude
-ity, -ety, -ty
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: cupidity, subtlety, virginity
-or
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: candor, tumor, vigor
-y
quality of being, state of being, act of, result of the act of ex: infamy, malady, misery
-cle, -cul-
act of, result of, means of ex: receptacle, spectacle
-crum, -cr-
act of, result of, means of ex: ambulacrum, simulacrum
-culum
act of, result of, means of ex: speculum, tentaculum
-men, -min-
act of, result of, means of ex: acumen, tegmen
-ment
act of, result of, means of ex: excrement, pigment
-mentum
act of, result of, means of ex: momentum, tegmentum
-trum, -tr-
act of, result of, means of ex: claustrum, colostrum
-ure
act of, result of, means of ex: curvature, measure
-us
act of, result of, means of ex: stimulus, tinnitus
-us
act of, result of, means of ex: stimulus, tinnitus
-arium
place of ex: aquarium, herbarium
-ary
place of ex: mortuary, sanctuary
-ble, -bule
place of ex: stable, vestibule
-bula, -bulum
place of ex: acetabulum, incunabula
-orium
place of ex: auditorium, sanatorium
-ory
place of ex: dormitory, purgatory
-ant, -iant
person or thing doing ex: assistant, variant
-ent, -ient
person or thing doing ex: current, gradient
-or
person or thing doing ex: contaminator, motor
-cule, -cle
little ex: molecule, muscle
-ellus, -ella, -ellum
little ex: capitellum, patella
-ette, -et
little ex: gullet, pipette
-ule, -ole, -le
little ex: arteriole, globule
-ulus, -ula, -ulum, -olus, -ola, -olum
little ex: fistula, gladiolus
-ate
to make, to perform the act of ex: dislocate, vaccinate
-esce
to begin, to become/grow ex: coalesce, effervesce
-fy
to make, to cause to be ex: classify, glorify
-ize
to make, to cause to be ex: fertilize, naturalize
-cide
killing, murder
-form
form, shape
-fuge
flight, escape ex: refuge, subterfuge
-grade
step, degree ex: retrograde, upgrade
-ped(e)
foot ex: biped, centipede
