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CLA Latin Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |