Terminology + Grammar Flashcards
Affix
A grammatical element that is combines with a word, stem, or phrase to produce derived and inflicted forms
Derivation
The process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape but of a base, thereby assigning the result. As in service from serve, song to sing, and hardness to hard
Derivative or Derived Word
A word formed from another word, by a derivation, atomic from atom, or electricity from electric. Also: a word formed from another word by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; word which takes its origin from the root.
Infix
An inflectional or derivational element appearing in the body of a word. English had none
Inflection or inflectional
An alteration of the form of a word by the addition of an affix, as in English: dogs from dog, or by changing the form of a base as in English spoke from speak, that indicates grammatical features such as number, Persian , mood, or tense
Inflect or Inflected
To alter (a word) by inflection
Prefix
An affix, such as dis- in disbelief, attached to the from of a work to produce a derivative or an inflected form. Basically a prefix occurs at the beginning of a word or stem, such as in the words Sub/mit, pre/determined, and in/willing
Root word
The foundation and basic definition of the word
Suffix
An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits
A-, an-
Not or without
Ab-
Away from
Abdomin(o)
Around the belly
-ac
Pertaining to
Aden(I)(o)
In reference to a gland
Adren(o)
Pertaining to the adrenal glands
Adip(o)
Fat
Alba-
White
-algia
Pain
Ambi-
Both sides
An-
Not or without
Angi(o)
Blood vessel
Anis(o)
Unequal
Ancyl(o), ankyl(o)
Bending or crooked
Anti-
Against each other
