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CLA Latin Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-or | agent |
-io (-ion) -ura (-ure) | action or condition resulting from action |
-men -mentum (-ment) | action or action resulting from action -ing |
-ulum (-ula) -bulum (-bula) -culum -brum -crum -trum | instrument |
-ia/-tia (-ita or -ce) -itas (-ity) -tudo (-tude) -or (unchanged, but NOT -tor, -sor, -xor) | QSC |
-arium -orium -ium (ENG: same or -ry) | place |
-ulus (olus after vowel) -culus/-cula -illus/-illa (-illa --> il) -unculus/-uncula -ellus/-ella ENG: same or final syllable shortened to -e | diminutive |
-ilis (-ile) -bilis (-ble) | ability, capacity |
-idus (m) -ida (f) -idus (neutral) (ENG: -id) | QSC |
-eus -ius -aceus -aneus (ENG: -ous) | quality or nature of or made of |
-ali (-al) -aris (-ar) -ilis (-ile) | pertaining to |
-ivus -iva -ivum (ENG: -ive) | quality or nature of |
-an(e)a/us/um –ena/us/um -(i)ensis –(e)stris | place, origin, belonging to |
-osus (-ose, -ous) -lentus (-lent) | full of |
-ate or -at | to do |
-sc- | step-by-step |
-ad | toward |