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Suffixes
Common Latin and Greek Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -age | belongs to |
| -ance | state of being |
| -ant | thing, one who |
| -ar | relating to, like |
| -ary | relating to, like |
| -ence | state, fact, quality |
| -ent | to form |
| -ic | like, having the nature |
| -ine | nature of (feminine ending) |
| -ion, -tion, -ation | being, the result of |
| -ism | act, condition |
| -ist | one who |
| -ive | of, belonging to, quality of |
| -ment | a means, product, act, state |
| -or | person or thing that |
| -ory | place for |
| -ty | condition of, quality of |
| -y | (creates |
| -able | capable of being |
| -al | like, suitable for |
| -ate | to become associated with |
| -ial | function of |
| -ible | capable of being |
| -ous | characterized by, having quality of |
| -fy | make, do |
| -ise, -ize | to become like |
| -ly | like, to extent of |
| -gram | something written or drawn, a record |
| -graph | something written or drawn; an instrument for writing, drawing, or recording |
| -logue, -log | speech, discourse; to speak |
| -logy | discourse, expression; scinece, theory, study |
| -meter, -metry | measuring device; measure |
| -oid | like, resembling; shape, form (added to a root to form adjectives and nouns) |
| -phile | one that loves or has a strong affinity for; loving |
| -phobe, -phobia | one that fears a specified thing; an intense fear of a specified thing |
| -phone | sound, device that receives or emits sound; speaker of a language |
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