| Prefix |
English |
Examples |
| dis- |
having to do with seperation, in all possible directions |
sendi = to send, dissendi = to broadcast; semi = to sow (seeds), dissemi = to scatter |
| ek- |
the beginning of the action described by the root |
iri = to go, ekiri = to set out; vidi = to see, ekvidi = to catch sight of |
| for- |
away |
iri = to go, foriri = to depart / leave; lasi = to leave, forlasi = to abandon |
| mis- |
wrongly, incorrectly, off the mark |
kompreni = to understand, miskompreni = to misunderstand; jxeti = to throw, misjxeti = to throw wide of the mark |
| re- |
back to the beginning again |
veni = to come, reveni = to return; vidi = to see, revidi = to see again; venki = to conquer, revenki = to reconquer |
| retro- |
in the opposite direction |
iri = to go, retroiri = to go in the opposite direction; pasxi = to step, retropasxi = to step back |
| cxef- |
greatest or most important |
urbo = city, cxefurbo = capitol; ministro = minister, cxefministro = Prime Minister |
| vir- |
male equivalent of (-in) |
kato = cat, virkato = tomcat; blato = cockroach , virblato = buck cockroach |
| cis- |
on this side of |
luno = moon, cisluna = cislunar, between the earth and moon; limo = border, cislima = on this side of the border |
| bo- |
related through marrige |
patro = father, bopatro = father-in-law; kuzo = cousin, bokuzo = cousin-in-law |
| eks- |
former |
regxo = king, eksregxo = former (abdicated) king; sovetio = Soviet Union, ekssovetio = former USSR |
| ge- |
both sexes taken together |
patro = father, gepatroj = parents; sinjoro = Mr., gesinjoroj = Mr.& Mrs. |
| mal- |
turns a word into it's opposite |
bela = beautiful, malbela = ugly; amiko = friend, malamiko = enemy |
| pra- |
distant in time or relationship |
arbaro = forest, praarbaro = primeval forest; nepo = grandson, pranepo = great grandson |
| pseuxdo- |
false |
scienco = science, pseuxdoscienco = pseudoscience; nomo = name, pseduxdonomo = pseudonym |
| duon- |
half |
frato = brother, duonfrato = half-brother |
| fi- |
expressing indignation of disgust |
virino = woman, fivirino = slut |
| fusx- |
screwed up |
verki = to write, fusxverki = to make it come out all wrong |
| ne- |
creates the negative |
bona = good, nebona = un/not good, malbona = bad |
| vic- |
second in rank, acting as regent for |
regxo = king, vicregxo = viceroy; prezidento = president, vicrezidento = vice-president |
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