Suffixes (Latin1-6) Flashcards
-aceous
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: herbaceous, sebaceous
-al, -eal, -ial, -ual
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: antenatal, corporeal, partial
-an, -ane, -ian
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: ovarian, Roman, urbane
-ar
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: ocular, patellar
-ary
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: mammary, pulmonary
-ate
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: ovate, rugate
-ic, -tic
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: aquatic, pelvic, sonic
-ile, -il
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: civil, juvenile, penile
-ine
Adjectival Suffix: “having to do with”, “belonging to”, “characterized by”, “resembling”
ex: bovine, uterine
-able
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: durable, ineffable, permeable
-acious
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: audacious, efficacious, loquacious
-id
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: fervid, liquid, morbid
-ile
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: ductile, facile, volatile
-itious
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: repititious
-ive
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: destructive, elusive
-ory
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: advisory, regulatory, sensory
-ulous
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: credulous, scrupulous
-uous
Adjectival Suffix: “tending to”, “inclined to”, or “able to”
ex: conspicuous, superfluous
-lent
Adjectival Suffix: “Full of”
ex: somnolent, virulent
-ose
Adjectival Suffix: “Full of”
ex: adipose, varicose
-ous
Adjectival Suffix: “Full of”
ex: cancerous, mucous
