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SUFFIXES
compliments of Jon
Skidmore |
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-(i)ent
–(i)ant |
participial ending (ing) |
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-(u)lent
–(o)lent |
full
of, disposed to |
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-able –ible |
able to
be, tending to |
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-aceous |
belonging to, resembling |
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-acious |
tending
to, inclined to |
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-al -ial
-eal |
pert.
to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
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-an -ane |
pert.
to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
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-ance –ancy |
quality
of, state of |
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-antia
-entia |
quality
of, state of |
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-ar |
pert.
to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
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-arium
-orium |
place
for, apparatus |
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-ary |
pert.
to, connected with, having the character of |
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-ary -ory
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place
for, apparatus |
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-ate –ite |
having,
having the shape of, characterized by having |
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-ble –bul |
result
of the act of, means of, place for |
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-bula –bulum |
result
of the act of, means of, place for |
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-cle –cul |
result
of the act of, means of |
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-crum –cr- |
result
of the act of, means of |
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-cule –cle |
little |
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-culum |
result
of the act of, means of |
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-el |
little |
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-ellus
–ella –ellum |
little |
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-ence –ency |
quality
of, state of |
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-esce |
to
begin, to be somewhat |
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-ette
-et |
little |
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-form |
like,
having the shape of |
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-fy |
to
make, to cause |
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-ia -y |
quality
of, state of, act of |
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-ic
–tic |
pert.
to, like |
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-id |
tending
to, inclined to |
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-igate
–egate |
to
make, to drive |
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-il |
little |
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-ile |
able to
be, able to, tending to be |
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-ile –il |
pert.
to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
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-illus
–illa –illum |
little |
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-ine |
pert.
to, like, belonging to, having the character of |
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-ion |
act of,
state of, result of the act of |
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-itious |
tending
to, characterized by |
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-itude |
quality
of, state of |
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-ity |
state
of |
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-ity –ety
–ty |
quality
of, state of |
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-ive |
tending
to, inclined to |
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-men
–min |
result
of, means of, act of |
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-ment |
result
of, means of, act of |
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-mentum |
result
of, means of, act of |
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-or |
state
of |
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-or |
he or
she who, that which |
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-or |
state
of, result of the act of |
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-ory |
tending
to, serving for |
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-ose |
full of |
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-ous |
full
of, having the character of |
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-trum –tr- |
result
of the act of, means of |
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-ule
–ole –le |
little |
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-ulous |
tending
to, inclined to |
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-ulus –ula
–ulum |
little |
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-uncle |
little |
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-unculus |
little |
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-uous |
tending
to, inclined to |
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-ure
-us |
act of,
result of the act of |
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