Wordlist #21: Latin Nominal and Verbal Suffixes

Question 1

-ance, -ancy, -ence, -ency, -antia, -entia

Answer 1

quality of being [noun]

Question 2

-ary, -arium

Answer 2

place for, apparatus [noun]

Question 3

-ble, -bul, -bula, -bulum

Answer 3

result of means of, place for [noun]

Question 4

-cle, cul-, -culum

Answer 4

result of the act of, means of [noun]

Question 5

-crum, -cr-

Answer 5

result of the act of, means of [noun]

Question 6

-cule, -cle, -culum

Answer 6

little [diminutive]

Question 7

-el, -ellus, -ella, -ellum

Answer 7

little [diminutive]

Question 8

-esce

Answer 8

to begin, to be somewhat [verb]
- makes an English verb

Question 9

-ette, -et

Answer 9

little [diminutive]

Question 10

-fy

Answer 10

to make, to cause [verb]
- makes an English verb

Question 11

-igate, -egate

Answer 11

to make, to drive [verb]
- makes an English verb

Question 12

-il, -illus, -illa, -illum

Answer 12

little [diminutive]

Question 13

-ion, -io

Answer 13

act of, the result of the act of [noun]
- describing an abstract idea

Question 14

-itude, -itudo

Answer 14

quality of, state of [noun]

Question 15

-ity, -ety, -ty, -itas

Answer 15

quality of, state of [noun]

Question 16

-men, -min-

Answer 16

result of means of, act of [noun]

Question 17

-ment

Answer 17

result of means of, act of [noun]

Question 18

-or

Answer 18

he who, that which [noun]

Question 19

-or

Answer 19

state of, the result of the act of [noun]

Question 20

-ory, -orium

Answer 20

place for, apparatus [noun]

Question 21

-trum, -tr-

Answer 21

result of the act of, means of [noun]

Question 22

-ulus, -a, -um, -ule, -ole, -le

Answer 22

little [diminutive]

Question 23

-uncle, -unculus

Answer 23

little [diminutive]

Question 24

-ure, -ura

Answer 24

act of, the result of the act of [noun]
- describing an abstract idea

Question 25

-us

Answer 25

state of, the result of the act of [noun]

Question 26

-y, -ia

Answer 26

quality of, state of, act of [noun]