Greek Suffixes Flashcards
(25 cards)
-a, -ia, -sis, iasis
condition, state (forms abstract nouns)
-ist
person of interest (forms nouns)
-osis
condition, state, process (forms abstract nouns)
-otic
pertaining to (forms adjective)
-oid, -ode, -id
resembling, resemblance (forms nouns or adjectives)
-ismus
condition, state, or muscular spasm (forms abstract noun)
-y
condition, state (forms abstract nouns)
-ac
pertaining to (adjectives)
-ase
names of enzymes (nouns)
-asia (-asis)
state, condition (abstract nouns)
-ema
state, condition (abstract nouns)
-esis
state, condition, process (abstract nouns)
-etic
pertaining to (adjectives)
-ics, (-tics)
science, study (nouns)
-ic
pertaining to (adjectives)
drug, agent (nouns)
-ide
names of chemical substances (nouns)
-ism
state, condition (abstract nouns)
-itis
inflamed condition (nouns)
-ium (-eum)
membrane, connective tissue (nouns)
-oma
tumour, disease (nouns)
-tic
pertaining to (adjectives)
agent (nouns)
-in, -ine
names of substances (nouns)
-itic
pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation (adjectives)
drug, agent (nouns)
-sia
state, condition (abstract nouns)
