Prefixes & Suffixes

forms adjectives meaning founded on or using as a basis.

forms adjectives meaning relating to or having the nature of.

forms adjectives meaning extending throughout a whole area.

forms adjectives meaning relating to a place, language, or people.

forms adjectives meaning in the style of or resembling.

forms adjectives meaning deserving or having value for.

forms adjectives meaning without or lacking.

forms adjectives meaning resistant to or protected against.

forms adjectives meaning full of or packed with.

forms adjectives meaning relating to description, mapping, or recording.

forms adjectives meaning tied or restricted to a place or condition.

forms adjectives meaning relating to or connected with.

forms adjectives meaning badly affected by or full of.

forms adjectives meaning relating to or having the quality of.

forms adjectives meaning having a particular quality or being able to.

forms adjectives meaning having a specified kind of mind or attitude.

forms adjectives meaning similar to or resembling.

forms adjectives meaning having a specified kind of heart or feeling.

forms adjectives meaning relating to a place, process, or function.

Means toward a place or direction.

Forms adjectives meaning having a certain quality or nature.

A rare form used to express manner or direction.

Not a standard suffix for many adverbs, but adverbs often end in sound patterns like this.

Means in a certain manner or direction.

Means smaller, lower, or not as important.

A rare form meaning in a directional way.

Used in adverbial forms that show manner, result, or choice.

Means in a direction or manner toward something.

Used in time related adverbs and expressions.

Used in adverbs or adverbial words of time.

Used in some adverbial forms meaning at or to one side.

Adds the sense of any or every in adverbial forms.

A rare patterned ending suggesting direction or manner.

Used in compounds to show position or direction.

Used in adverbs that relate to manner or degree.

A rare invented-style ending used to show relation or position.

Means full of or filled with, sometimes used in adverbial-like expressions.

A directional adverbial ending meaning in a given direction.

Suggests location by the side of a way or road.

Shows superlative or old adverbial forms in some words.

In some adverbial uses, points to a boundary or direction.

Means continuing for a certain length of time or space.

Appears in some adverbs of time or manner.

Means at the extreme point or greatest degree.

A comparative adverb pattern showing more of a quality.

Used to express mainly, chiefly, or for the greater part.

An old directional ending meaning to or toward.

Used in words that mean at any time, in any way, or in any place.

Means for a time or at the same time.

Links meaning to a time or occasion.

Links meaning to a place or location.

Means in or to a place.

Relates to home or return toward home.

Means toward a lower place or position.

Means toward a higher place or position.

Means toward the inside or within.

Means toward the outside or away.

Means toward the rear or return.

Means above, beyond, or across.

Means below or beneath.

Means around, approximately, or concerning.

Means in a circular way, near, or approximately.

means fear of something.

means to cause to or put into.

means before in place or time.

means not or without.

means beyond or more than.

means forward, before, or in favor of.

means half or partly.

means very large or million.

It means to make or cause to become.

Forms adjectives meaning able to be, often from Latin roots.

Forms adverbs meaning in a certain way.

It is a plural ending for many nouns ending in y.

Forms adjectives showing the highest degree.

Forms adjectives meaning having a quality or full of something.

Forms adjectives meaning full of or having.

Forms adjectives or verbs meaning made of, to become, or to make.

Forms nouns or adjectives meaning connected with or place of.

Forms adjectives or nouns related to addition, explanation, or basic level.

Forms adjectives meaning causing or full of.

Forms adjectives or nouns meaning performing or being.

Forms adjectives or nouns meaning being or doing.

Forms verbs meaning to make or cause to become.

Forms verbs meaning to make, become, or treat as.

Forms nouns or adjectives connected with a thing, person, or action.

environment or home

people or population

time or timing

power or force

people or population

water

the study of

love or fondness

earth or land

mind or soul

mind or mental

write or record

air

water

water

rule or government

word, study, or reason

rule or government

intestine or gut

measure

something written or recorded

light or image

study of

blood

shape or form

sound or voice

equal or same

heat

fear

a ruler or one who rules

the process or art of writing or recording

skill or art

to look or examine

rule or power

foreign or strange

feeling or suffering

love or fondness

all or universal

to examine or observe

together or with

touch

god or divine

fear

the study of

one who loves or likes

sound or voice

rule or government

means inward or within.

away from or off

toward or to

around

with or together

against or opposite

out of or from

outside or beyond

toward or against

through or thoroughly

good or well

through or across

equal

means life or living things

means outside or outer

Means related to nerves.

means different or other

means relating to the heart

Means together or with.

Means white.

means skin or the skin layer

means same or alike

means a condition of the blood

means within or inside

means upon or above

means a condition or abnormal process

means instrument for measuring

means stomach or the digestive tract

means half

means excessive or above normal

means below or deficient

means related to protection against disease

means relating to nerves or the nervous system

means bone

means disease or suffering

means above or over

means heat or temperature

means pain

means surgical removal

means inflammation

means the study of

means a tumor or growth

means disease or disorder

means an instrument for viewing

means treatment or healing

A prefix meaning chief, extreme, or principal.

means not, or into, before some words

means not, used before some words beginning with m or p

means not, used before some words beginning with r

means not, used before some words beginning with l

means not or without, often from Greek roots

means not or without, often before vowels or h

means against, opposite, or in return

means bad, wrongly, or ill

means false or pretend

means beside, beyond, or related to

A noun ending seen in learned or formal words, often for a result or movement.

A suffix meaning a state or quality.

Forms plural nouns meaning multiple states or qualities.

A suffix meaning a condition, skill, office, or relationship.

Forms plural nouns meaning states, realms, or conditions.

A suffix meaning a belief, movement, or practice.

Forms nouns meaning a person connected with an activity or role.

A suffix meaning a collection, action, condition, or result.

Forms plural nouns meaning states, periods, or groups.

Forms plural nouns or abstract nouns from related actions or states.

A suffix meaning a place, quality, or collection.

A suffix meaning a state, rank, or realm.

A suffix meaning a state, condition, or time in life.

A suffix meaning an action, process, or result.

A suffix meaning an action or process, often forming nouns from verbs.

A suffix meaning an act, state, or quality.

A suffix meaning a state, quality, or condition.

A suffix meaning a state, rank, or quality.

A suffix meaning a small, young, or associated person or thing.

A suffix meaning belonging to, relating to, or being a person from a place.

A suffix meaning a person skilled in or connected with something.

A suffix meaning a person who is affected by or receives an action.

A suffix meaning a person connected with an action or thing.

A suffix meaning a female person or animal.

A suffix meaning a smaller version of something.

A suffix meaning a small, shorter, or feminine form.

A suffix meaning toward a direction or position.

A suffix meaning in a manner, direction, or respect.

A suffix meaning a state, quality, or office.

means first or basic in number terms.

Means nine.

means one or single.

means one or single.

Means one thousand.

means two or double.

means eight.

means two or double.

means seven.

means four.

means four.

means five.

means six.

means seven.

means seven.

means eight.

means eight.

means nine.

means nine.

means ten.

means eleven.

means twelve.

means one hundred or one hundredth related.

means one hundred.

means one thousand.

means ten thousand or many.

means billion or very large.

means trillion or very large.

means very large, often one thousand trillion.

means extremely large, often one quintillion.

means extremely large, often one sextillion.

means extremely large, often one septillion.

means the numbers thirteen through nineteen.

means a multiple of ten.

means an ordinal number.

means times as many or in many parts.

means a very large number in the naming sequence.

Means not or the opposite of.

Means again or back.

Means before in time or order.

Means after or later than.

Means under, below, or less than.

Means above, beyond, or extra.

Means between or among.

Means within or inside.

Means across, through, or beyond.

Means far away or at a distance.

Means very small.

Means large or overall.

Means against or opposite.

Means self or by itself.

Means two or twice.

Means three.

Means many.

Means too much or above.

Means below, less, or not enough.

Means wrong or badly.

Means not, apart, or reverse.

Means with or together.

Means down, away, or reverse.

Means to cause to be or to put into.

Means full of or having.

Means without or lacking.

Means state or quality of.

Means act, process, or result.

Means act, state, or result.

Means an action, process, or result.

Means a person or thing that does something.

Means a person or thing that does something.

Means a person connected with a skill, belief, or activity.

Means able to be or suitable for.

Means having the nature of or tending to.

Means four or fourfold.

Means very small or reduced in size.

A suffix meaning a written or measured amount by weight, especially in metric units.

Means one thousand of a unit.

Means ten of a unit.

Means extremely small, one billionth in scale.

Means one trillionth of a unit.

Means one quadrillionth of a unit.

Means one quintillionth of a unit.

Means an extremely tiny fraction, one sextillionth of a unit.

Means the smallest standard metric prefix, one septillionth of a unit.

Means many or much.

Means half or partially.

Before in time.

means new or recently begun.

means old, earlier, or from a former time.

In the middle of a time period.

Related to time.

means happening before the usual time.

Related to time or duration.

means happening after the usual time.

means time or relating to timing.

At the same time.

New or recent.

One thousandth, often used in time units.

One tenth, often used in time units.

One hundredth, often used in time units.

Ancient or old.

Chief, first, or earliest.

First, original, or earliest form.

Beyond normal limits, often by time or degree.

Backward or to an earlier time.

Done before something else to prevent it.

Around or throughout a period.

Following after in time.

At a later time.

At an earlier time.

On both sides or around, sometimes implying a span of time.

Adds a plural or third person singular ending after certain sounds.

forms verbs meaning to cause, make, or do.

A variant spelling of a suffix that often means to make or cause.

forms verbs often meaning to make, cause, or perform.

Forms a noun meaning an act, process, or result.

means upward or to raise.

forms past tense or past participles of verbs.

forms present participles or gerunds.

marks the third person singular present tense of verbs.