suffixes Flashcards
a, ia
state of, condition of
able, ible
capable of, worthy of
age
action of process, amount or rate of, place of
al, ian
relating to
an, ian
one who relates to or is skilled at
ance,ence,ancy,ency
state of, action of
ard
person who has particular quality
ary
relating to
ate
having the quality of,
cide
related to the killing
cracy
ruling in order, system in government
crat
person who rules or has authority
cy
state of or quality of
dom
state of, realm of
ee
person or thing that receives an action
er, or
one who does
escence
process of becoming, or process of taking on a quality
escent
having a quality
ese
the language of a nation
esque
having style of, resembling, or imitating
etic
relating to, tending to, or having the quality of
hood
state of or quality of, place or group of people with a specific quality
ial, ian, arian
relating to or characterized by
ic, ical
relating to, or having the quality of
ify
to make something into something else
ish
resembling, being related to, having the quality of
ism, asm
action of; state of being; state of having a quality, doctrine or religion
ist
person who does
ite
person who has a trait
itis
inflammation of, condition of resembling a disease
ity
state of, quality of
ive
having a quality, or tending to
ize
cause to become. treat a certain way
less
without, lacking
logy
the study of
ly
makes a word into an adverb
ment
action of, state of being
ness
state of being, condition or quality
nomy
rules, system of law or order, field of study
oid
something that resembles
osis
act of, disease of
ous, ious
having the quality of
ship
state of being
some
having the quality of, causing a feeling or condition
tion,sion,ion
act of process, result of a process, state of a condition
tive
having the quality of or tendency
tude
state of being
ular
of, relating to, or resembling
ure, eur
action of, condition of
ward
in the direction of
y
having, having a quality of, or resembling