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Common Suffixes
Morphology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | can be done |
| -ible | can be done |
| -al | having characteristics of |
| -ial | having characteristics of |
| -ed | past tense verbs |
| -en | made of |
| -er | comparative, or one who |
| -est | comparative |
| -ful | full of |
| -ic | having characteristics of |
| -ing | verb form / present participle |
| -ion | act, process |
| -tion | act, process |
| -ation | act, process |
| -ition | act, process |
| -ity | state of |
| -ty | state of |
| -ive | adjective form of a noun |
| -ative | adjective form of a noun |
| -itive | adjective form of a noun |
| -less | without |
| -ly | characteristic of |
| -ment | action of process |
| -ness | state of, condition of |
| -ous | possessing the qualities of |
| -eous | possessing the qualities of |
| -ious | possessing the qualities of |
| -s | more than one / plural form |
| -es | more than one / plural form |
| -y | characterized by |