Chapter 4 - Suffixes for N, Adj, V Flashcards
(37 cards)
-al, -ial
having the characteristic of; belonging to (adj)
-an, -ian
having the characteristic of; belonging to (adj)
-ar, -ary
having the characteristic of; belonging to (adj)
-il, -ile
having the characteristic of; belonging to (adj)
-ine
having the characteristic of; belonging to (adj)
-ose, -ous
full of; abounding in (adj)
-lent
full of; abounding in (adj)
-ate
office; group engaged in (noun)
-ity, -iety
quality of (noun)
-itude
abstract state or quality (noun)
-ice
abstract state or quality (noun)
-mony
abstract state or quality (noun)
-y
abstract state or quality (noun)
-arium
place where (noun)
-ist
one who believes in (noun)
-ism
an abstract belief in (noun)
-cule
*diminutive ending in a noun
-el
*diminutive ending in a noun
-il
*diminutive ending in a noun
-ole
*diminutive ending in a noun
-ule
*diminutive ending in a noun
-ment
state of; quality of (verb)
-ble
means of; place of; result of (verb)
-men
means of; place of; result of (verb)