List of English Prefixes Prefix a(n)abacacr(o)aden(o)-
General Meaning not , without away
Example atonality , asexuality , amoral , anarchy abduction , absolutism , ablution
high, up
Acropolis
aer(o)-
air
agr(o)anan(a)an(o)andranemAngloante-
relating to farming
aeronautics , aerodrome , aeroplane , aerodynamics agriculture
out of
anachronism
man
androgyny , androcentrism , android , androgen
English or British before
anthrop(o)-
relating to human beings
ant(i)aut(o)bar(o)bathy-
against self atmosphere deep completely, thoroughly; excessively; on; around; about; used to form transitive verbs
Anglo-Irish relations, anglophile antebellum anthropology , anthropocentrism , anthropomorphic antidote , antibody , anticlockwise autonomy , autobiography , automobile , autopilot
be-
Bathyscape , Bathysphere
bi-
two
bi(o)bibli(o)blast(o)bradybrom(o)bronch(o)cac(o)cardi(o)cent-, centi cephal(o)chrom(o)-, chromat(o)chron(o)-
life relating to books
bicycle , bijection , bilingual , bicameralism , bisexuality biology , biography , biosphere , biotechnology bibliophilia , bibliography
slow
bradycardia
relating to breathing
bronchitis
heart hundred or hundredth
cardiovascular centenary, centimeter, centipede
time
circum-
around
chronology, chronograph circumcision, circumnavigation, circumlocution, circumference
cion(o)cocolpo-
together
cooperative, cohabit conference , connotation , context , Congress , congregation contradiction , contraception , controversy cosmology , cosmopolitan , cosmotheism counterpoint , counterweight , CounterReformation
com-, con-, col-, cor- with, together contr(a)-, contr(o) cosm(o)-
against, opposite
counter-
against, opposite
crin(o)cry(o)crypt(o)cyt(o)dactyl(o)dedec(a)-, dek(a)deci -
frost , icy cold hidden hollow, receptacle, cell
cryogenics , cryoelectronics , cryostorage cryptography , cryptozoology cytoplasm , cytology
taking something away, the opposite ten one tenth
decentralisation , deforestation , dehydration decamerous deciliter 1
dem(o)derm(o)-, derm(a)-, dermatdididact(o)dynam(o)disdox(o)dys-
people, nation
demographics , democracy
skin
dermatology , dermatitis
two , double apt at teaching power , force reverse , opposite Doxology bad, deformed, abnormal
dynamic , dynamite , dynamo dissent , discovery , disambiguation
eco-
house
ecto(s)edaph(o)electr(o)embry(o)encephal(o)end(o)-, ent(o)enne(a)enter(o)eoep(i)-, epherg(o)erythr(o)erot(o)stom(o)-, stomat(o)ethn(o)euexex(o)-
outside
extra-
very, more than usual, outside, beyond
flor(i)foregynhemihex(a)-
inin-, il-, im-, irinterintrakilo malmaximega -, megalmetamicro -
relating to flowers before, in advance female half six excessive, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) below, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) extremely not between, from one to another within, interior thousand bad, badly most, very, large million , very large after, beyond one millionth, very small
mid-
in the middle of
milli minimismon(o)multinonnonoct(o)-, oct(a)-
thousandth small bad , wrong one , single many not nine eight
hyperhyp(o)-
dyspepsia , dystrophy , dysarthria economy , ecology , ecosystem , ecotourism , ecotage ectoskeleton
electricity full brain
electrocution
nine
enneastyle
dawn, early above
eobacterium epitaxy ergonomics
encephalitis
good former outside
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ethnology , ethnolinguistics , ethnocentrism eulogy , euthanasia , eugenics , euphemism ex-wife, ex-president exoskeleton extra-thin, extra-special extraordinary, extraterrestrial florist foreskin , foreshadowing gynaecology , gynoid hemimetabolous hexapod hyperactive , hyperthyroidism hypodermic inflammable , invaluable infallibility , illiteracy , immoral , irrelevant intervention , international intramural, intravenous kilogram , kilowatt malpractice , malnutrition maxi-dress megabyte , megaphone metacarpal , metaphysics microgram , microorganism , micronation mid-term elections , Mid-Autumn Festival , MidAtlantic Ridge milligram , milliliter miniskirt , miniscule miscarriage , misanthropy , misogyny monolith , monorail , monotony , monocle multiculturalism , multilingual nonsense, non-denial denial none, nonagon octane , octopod , octagon
oo- (" oo -oh") outoverpent(a)-
egg, ovum more, to a greater degree more than normal, too much five
post-
after
preproquadr-, quartquin(que)quint(i)rerect(i)scler(o)semisept(a)sex(i)Sinospasm(o)sperm(o)-, spermat(o)spher(o)sphygm(o)splen(o)splanchn(o)schiz(o)-, schist(o)staphyl(o)styl(o)-
before for, in favour of four five , into five parts fifth , five again, repeatedly proper, straight hard half seven six Chinese
oocyte to outdo, to outrun overpopulation , over-consumption pentagon Post-Fordism , postpartum depression , postmodernity , postmodernism prediction , preview , precedent , prenatal care pro-choice, pro-life, promotion quadrangle , quadruplet , quartic , quartile quinquesection quintiped reduction , reflection , revolution rectify, rectangle scleroderma atherosclerosis semi-automatic , semi-detached heptachord sexivalent Sino-American relations
pulso
sphygmomanometer
split
schizophrenia , schistocyte
syntach(y)-, tach(o)-
pillar below, less than, under,(least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) extremely, more than, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) along with, together, at the same time fast, speed
tel(e)-, tel(o)-
far, over a long distance
tel(o)-, tel(e)-
end, complete, mature
trans-
across, beyond
triultraununiurzoo- (" zoo -oh")
three extremely, beyond a certain limit not, opposite, take something away one , single first, original relating to animals
subsuper-
subset , subsonic , subway , subtitles superhuman , Superego , supersonic synergy , synchronicity tachycardia , tachometer telecommunications , television , telephoto lens , telodynamic teloblast transfer , transubstantiation , transatlantic , TransSiberian railway triangle , tricolor , triptych Ultramontanism , ultraviolet unconstitutional , undelete uniform , unification urtext zoomorphic , zoology
List of English Suffixes A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word that conditions its usage or meaning. The opposite of suffix is prefix. Suffix -agogy -archy -cele, -coele, -coel -cele -centesis -chondrion -cide -cracy
General Meaning leading rule, leadership body cavity tumor, hernia puncturing small grainlike structure murder, killing agent rule, government
Example pedagogy , demagogy gynarchy , anarchy mucocoel or mucocoele hydatidocele amniocentesis , rachicentesis mitochondrion suicide , vespacide, regicide kakistocracy , democracy , androcracy 3
-cycle -ectasia, -ectasis -ectomy -emesis -emia -enchyma -ess -esthesis, -esthesia -fugal -ful -hedron -holic -ic -id
circle, cycle, unit of radio frequency stretching out surgical removal vomiting blood condition cellular tissue female sensation, feeling fuge, driving or travelling away from, expelling full of, having some or much geometric solid love , addiction
epicycle , hydrocycle brochiectasis , telangiectasia laryngectomy , vasectomy hematemesis , hyperemesis leukemia , anaemia mesenchyma , karyenchyma actress , waitress , stewardess synesthesia, kinesthesis centrifugal hopeful , useful icosahedron , tetrahedron alcoholic
skin rash
-ism
doctrine, act, practice, condition
-ist -itis -itude -ium -kinesis -less
person disease, inflammation
syphilid Protestantism , alcoholism , Buddhism , southernism dentist hepatitis , gingivitis attitude , certitude sodium , Calcium telekinesis homeless , useless
-ly
-mania -ography or -ogram -oid -ology -omics -onomy -onym -osis -osis -osis -phagy, -phagia -philia -phobia -phone -science -scope -ship -stan -tropism -us -ward -wise
metallic element (exception: helium) movement (ability thereof) lack of -like, having the attributes of; In modern English, primarily changes adjectives to adverbs; also changes some nouns to adjectives and some (pasttense) verbs to adverbs an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action writing, description resembling study, science area of biology knowledge of name, word process, action formation diseased condition eating attraction fear sound, audio knowing from Greek skopos , view; instrument for viewing and observing spaces circle, state of being land, country to turn inflammation direction direction
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quick(adj) > quickly(adv), state(n) > stately(adj), abashed(v) > abashedly(adv) kleptomania , megalomania , mythomania stenography , geography , ideogram solenoid , hominoid planetology , thyroidology , phthisiology proteomics astronomy antonym , consonym , heteronym mitosis , osmosis ostosis psychosis monophagy hemophilia acrophobia , mysophobia telephone , homophone omniscience microscope , telescope friendship , relationship Afghanistan phototropism ulcus (ulcer) southward clockwise