Suffixes Flashcards
-able, -ible
able to be
ex. habitable, edible
-acy
state or quality
ex. privacy, literacy
-al
relating to, belonging to
-an (-ian)
relating to, belonging to
ex. equestrian
-ance, -ence
state pr quality
ex. brilliance, patience
-ant
a person
ex. informant, participant
-arian
a person
ex. librarian, vegetarian
-cide
act of killing
ex. genocide
-cracy
rule, government, power
ex. aristocracy
-dom
state or quality
ex. wisdom, freedom
-dox
belief
ex. orthodox
-en
make a certain way
ex. sharpen, sadden
-er, -or
person doing something
ex. lover, actor
-ese
relating to a place
ex. Japanese
-esque
in the style of/like
ex. arabesque, grotesque
-fy
make a certain way
ex. beautify, terrify, magnify
-ful
full of
ex. graceful
-gam/-gamy
marriage, union
ex. monogamous
-gon
angle
ex. decagon, trigonometry
-hood
state, condition, quality
ex. parenthood, girlhood
-ile
relating to, capable of
ex. juvenile, mobile
-ious, -ous
characterized by
ex. contagious, studious
-ish
having the quality of
-ism
doctrine or belief
-ist
person doing or advocating
-ity, -ty
quality of
-ive
having a tendancy
-ize
make a certain way
-log (ue)
word, speach
-ment
condition or action
-ness
state or quality
-phile
one who loves
-phobia
abnormal fear of
-ship
quality or position of
-sion, -tion
action or condition
