Module 1 Flashcards
(151 cards)
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a•
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without; lacking; deficient; not,an- before elements beginning with a vowel or H
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dia•
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through; across; apart; complete,di- before a vowel
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re•
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again; back; continually,
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æti-
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origin; cause,“ætiology” often just means “cause”
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alve-
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hollow; cavity; socket; sac,
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alveol-
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alveolus; small cavity; small sac,
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chem-
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chemical; drug; medicine,
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hæm(at)- -æmia [AN]
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blood,-hæmia after P, T, K; otherwise -æmia; can be “presence of blood in” or “presence of X in the blood”
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idi-
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self,
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log- -logy [AN]
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study of; word; science of,nominal suffix: field of study: log- + -y
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lys- -lysis [AN]
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break down; destroy; reduce; decompose; disintegrate; break down,nominal suffix: breakdown; + -lysis + -ize > -lyze
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mort-
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death,
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path- -path [N] -pathy [AN]
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disease,“pathology” often just means “illness”; nominal suffix: person with
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physi-
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nature; appearance,sometimes phys-
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plasm(at)-
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plasma,a component of blood or lymph
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pneum(on)-
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lung,
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pty- -ptysis [AN]
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spit,
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pulm(on)-
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lung; pulmonary artery,
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radi-
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ray; medical imaging; radiation; radius,
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rhag- -rrhage [N] -rrhagia [AN]
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hemorrhage; flow profusely; profuse flow or discharge; burst forth,
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sider-
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iron,
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spir-
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breathe,
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therap(eut)- -therapy [AN]
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treat medically; heal,
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-al [A]
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pertaining to; located in; of,
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-al [N]
[verb-to-noun],
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-ary [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,adjectives from nouns
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-ary [N] -arium [AN]
place (location),nominal suffix: place
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-ate [V]
to act in the specified manner,verbal suffix
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-ic [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-ity [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
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-lytic
pertaining to dissolution / reduction; decomposition; breakdown,adjectival suffix from -lysis
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-oid [A]
resembling,nominal or adjectival suffix: resembling, shaped like, form of; occasionally -ode or -id
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-ole [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
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-olum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -olus for masculine nouns and -ola for feminine nouns
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-or [N]
person who; thing that,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
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-osis [N]
disease; abnormal condition,nominal suffix: disease
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-y [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-sis [AN]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
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bi-
life,
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morph- -morph
form; shape,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
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-eme [N]
unit,fundamental unit (usually in linguistics)
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chol-
bile; gall,connecting vowel -E-
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cosm-
world; universe,
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gloss-
tongue; language,sometimes glott-
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heli-
sun,
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melan-
black; dark,
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micr-
small,
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phlegm(at)-
phlegm,
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sangu(in)-
blood,combining vowel -i-
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hyper•
over; above; excessive; beyond normal,
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hypo•
under; deficient; below normal,hyp- + vowel or H
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non•
not,
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arachn-
spider; web; arachnoid membrane,
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cry-
icy cold,
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crym-
icy cold,
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dendr-
tree; dendrite; dendron,
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lal-
talk; speech,
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oma(t)- -oma [N]
tumour; disease,nominal suffix: substance, disease, or abnormal condition
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phob- -phobe [N] -phobia [AN]
(abnormal) fear,
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sarc-
flesh; soft tissue,
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stom(at)- -stoma [N] -stomy [AN]
mouth; opening,
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stomach-
stomach,
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-ia [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition; collection of X],
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epi•
upon; over; above; excessive,ep- + vowel / H
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trans•
across; through,
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scop- -scope [N] -scopy [AN]
examine; look at,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
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ur(in)- -uria [AN]
urine; urinary tract; uric acid; in the urine,
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-ian [N]
person expert in,nominal suffix: person
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ex•
out of; away from,Greek: sometimes ec-; Latin: sometimes e- before consonants; ef- before F
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exo•
outside,
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hemi•
half; partial; one side of the body,
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infer• inferior-
below,
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infra•
beneath; below,
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inter•
between; among,
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intra•
within; inside,
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ob•
against; toward; very; thoroughly,oc- before C; op- before P-
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para•
alongside; around; abnormal; beyond; near,often par- before a vowel. as in "parenteral"
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pro•
before,
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pro•
forward; in front,
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retro•
behind; in back; backward,
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syn•
together with; joined,sym- before B-, M-, P-; sy- or syl- before L-, sy- or sys- before S-
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ultra•
beyond; excessive,
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aër-
air; gas,
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aut-
self; (one's) own; spontaneous,
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aux- -auxis [AN]
increase; grow; enlargement,also -auxe
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clys- -clysis [N]
irrigate; rinse; inject fluid,; root sometimes cly-
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dol-
hurt; pain,
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extern-
outer,
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fac-
make,
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fer- -ferous [A]
bear; carry,adjectival suffix (bearing)
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fic-
make,usually has a prefix
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gest-
bear; carry,
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gnos- -gnosis [AN]
know,
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intern-
inner,
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lat-
bear; carry,
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lat-
wide,
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ly-
break down; destroy,
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malac- -malacia [AN]
soft,nominal suffix: malac- + -ia "softening"
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mega-
large; long,
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megal- -megaly [AN]
large; long,
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mel-
limb,
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morb-
disease,
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no-
mind; mental activity; comprehension,
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odyn- -odynia [AN]
pain,
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phil- -phile [N] -philia [AN]
love; affinity for,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
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phor- -phoria [AN]
bear; carry; comportment; mental state,
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phys-
gas; air,
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spir-
spiral; coil,
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superior-
above,
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the-
put; place,
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vit-
life,
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-a [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition; collection of X],
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-an [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-cy [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
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-eal [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-ean [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-ent [A]
doing [the verbal action]; tending [to do the verbal action],verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix
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-er [N]
one who,nominal suffix: agent (doer)
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-eum [N]
[noun-to-adjective adjectival suffix: masculine -eus, feminine -ea, neuter -eum],
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-fect [V]
make,verbal suffix
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-form [A]
form; resembling; shape,adjectival suffix: shape
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-fugal [AV]
moving away from,adverbial suffix
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-iac [N]
person affected with,nominal suffix: person
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-iasis [N]
disease; abnormal condition,nominal suffix: disease
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-ics [N]
science of; study of,nominal suffix: from adjectives in -ic
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-id [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-ide [N]
chemical,
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-ient [A]
doing [the verbal action]; tending [to do the verbal action],verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix
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-ify [V]
make,
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-il [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
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-illum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -illus for masculine nouns and -illa for feminine nouns
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-ite [N]
[chemical or mineral suffix],
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-ium [N]
nominal suffix,
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-ive [A]
pertaining to; located in; of,
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-ize [V]
make into; become; cause to be,verbal suffix, often spelled -ise in British English and occasionally found as -yze / -yse
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-lent [A]
full of,adjectival suffix
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-ma [N]
disease,nominal suffix: substance, disease, or abnormal condition
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-ment [N]
[agent or instrument],
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-one [N]
chemical,nominal suffix: chemical substance
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-orium [N]
place where,nominal suffix: place
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-ory [N]
place for,nominal suffix: place
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-sia [N]
[abstract noun: state; quality; condition],
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-sol [N]
solution (substance),
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-ter [N]
person who; thing that,nominal suffix: agent or instrument
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-ty [N]
nominal suffix: abstract noun,via French
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-ule [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive
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-ulum [N]
small X,nominal suffix: diminutive; -ulus for masculine nouns and -ula for feminine nouns
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-um [N]
condition,nominal suffix: Latin
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-ure [N]
result,nominal suffix: result of an action; sometimes -ura
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-us [N]
condition,nominal suffix: Latin
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-y [N]
[nominal suffix: abstract noun],abstract noun (Greek -ia > Latin > French)
