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List of English suffixes This is an incomplete list of
suffix es in
English . Note that this list includes only
derivation al suffixes (which form new words, often of a different
part of speech ) and suffixes which serve to mark the part of speech. It does not include the
inflection al suffixes which only produce new forms of a word without changing the part of speech, eg
-s for the plural of nouns.
Suffix Part of speech Meaning Examples Effect on word stress -able adj capable, can do usable , notable , comfortableNeutral -ably adv notably, fashionably Neutral -ad noun group triad , monad -ade noun lemonade , accolade , blockadeStressed suffix -age noun forming a noun marriage , mileage , garageNeutral -agogy noun leading pedagogy , demagogy Stressed suffix -al adj aspect of nominal , focal , (compare -ality )Neutral -al noun abstract noun refusal, appraisal Neutral -ality noun property (aspect, behaviour, condition) of proportionality , sexuality (see -al and -ity )Stressed suffix -an adj urban Neutral -an adj, noun republican, Roman, veteran Neutral -ance noun relevance, annoyance, repentance Neutral -ancy noun pregnancy, redundancy, vacancy Neutral -ant adj relevant, dominant, pleasant Neutral -ant noun assitant, immigrant, inhabitant Neutral -ar adj linear, alveolar Neutral -ar noun beggar, liar Neutral -ard noun drunkard, coward, wizard, steward Neutral -ary adj ordinary, secondary, military Neutral -ary noun dictionary, library, seminary Neutral -arch noun ruler, leader monarch , tetrarch Neutral -archy noun rule, leadership gynarchy , anarchy Neutral -ate adj literate, desperate, fortunate Neutral -ate noun certificate, advocate Neutral -ate verb concentrate, oscillate Neutral -athlon noun sporting event pentathlon , decathlon Stressed suffix -ation noun state or concept of invitation, pronunciation, starvation Stressed suffix -ation noun from verb with -ate, state or concept of concentration , oscillation , narrationStressed suffix -ative adj talkative, lucrative, affirmative Neutral -atory noun laboratory, conversatory -bound adv heading in the direction of inbound, outbound, citybound -cele , -coele , -coel noun body cavity mucocoel or mucocoele-cele noun tumor, hernia hydatidocele -centesis noun puncturing amniocentesis , rachicentesis -cephalic adj relating to the head anencephaly , macrocephaly -chondrion noun small grainlike structure mitochondrion -cide noun murder, killing agent suicide , vespacide , regicide , fratricide Neutral -city noun practice atrocity -cy noun expressing the quality of an adjective diplomacy, literacy, idiocy Neutral -cycle noun circle, cycle, unit of radio frequency epicycle , hydrocycle Neutral -dom noun state or condition of freedom , boredom, kingdom Neutral -ectasia , -ectasis noun stretching out brochiectasis , telangiectasia -ectomy noun surgical removal laryngectomy , vasectomy Stressed suffix -ed adj bored, tiled Neutral -ee noun changes verb to a noun (the object of that verb) employee , referee , payeeStressed suffix -eer adj engineer, overseer Stressed suffix -eme noun linguistic unit lexeme , phoneme , morpheme -emia noun blood condition leukemia , anaemia Stressed suffix -en adj golden, wooden, written, frozen Neutral -en verb lessen, deafen, frighten Neutral -enchyma noun cellular tissue mesenchyma , karyenchyma -ence noun independence, violence, absence Neutral -ency noun frequency, clemency, consistency Neutral -ent adj different, excellent, independent Neutral -ent noun resident, regent, superintendent Neutral -eous adj courteous Neutral -er noun changes verb to noun (the subject of that verb, see also -or) write , writer Neutral -ergy noun work energy , synergy -ern adj direction western, northern Neutral -ery noun slavery, machinery, nunnery Neutral -ese adj, noun nationality, language Chinese, Lebanese, Portuguese Stressed suffix -esque adj in the style of Pythonesque , Romanesque , picturesqueStressed suffix -ess noun female actress , waitress , stewardess , priestess Neutral -esthesis , -esthesia noun sensation, feeling synesthesia , kinesthesis Stressed suffix -etic adj energetic, sympathetic, frenetic -ette noun small ~ diskette, statuette, usherette Stressed suffix -fare noun how things are going / coming along welfare, fanfare, warfare Stressed suffix -ful adj full of, having some or much hopeful , useful Neutral -gate noun a scandal, often political (back-formed from the Watergate scandal ) Watergate , nipplegate Neutral -gnosis noun knowing prognosis , diagnosis Stressed suffix -gon noun angle polygon , pentagon Neutral -gry noun adjective form of only 2 or 3 nouns in the English language angry , hungry Neutral -hedron noun seat, face icosahedron , tetrahedron Stressed suffix -holic adj love , addiction alcoholic , workaholic Stressed suffix -hood noun state/condition of, a group sharing characteristics brotherhood , adulthood, falsehoodNeutral -ia noun abnormal state mania, apraxia, dementia, dysarthria Stress on previous syllable -iable adj sociable Stress on previous syllable -ial adj special, filial, remedial Stress on previous syllable -ian adj mammalian Stress on previous syllable -ian adj, noun Brazilian, Christian Stress on previous syllable -ian noun librarian, barbarian, physician Stress on previous syllable -iant adj deviant, defiant Stress on previous syllable -iary adj tertiary Stress on previous syllable -iate verb asphyxiate, deviate Stress on previous syllable -ible adj capable, can do (same as -able ) incredible , terrible , visible -ibly adv incredibly, responsibly, terribly Stress on previous syllable -ic adj (adjective ) neurotic , electronic , historicStress on previous syllable -ical adj historical, phonological, economical Stress on previous syllable -ics noun the study of Physics ,Aerodynamics ,Forensics , economicsStress on previous syllable -id adj (categorical) property (aspect) of hominid , tepid , candid, fervid (compare -al )-iency noun expedieny Stress on previous syllable -ient adj salient, sentient, expedient Stress on previous syllable -ier noun cashier, financier, gondolier Stress on previous syllable â€"ify , â€"fy verb to become, make clarify, specify, basify , vilify Stress on previous syllable -ile adj tactile, facile, volatile Neutral -illion large numbers million , billion -ious adj delicious, ambitious, religious, vivacious Stress on previous syllable -ing noun noun from verb, in the process of doing , acting Neutral -ing noun bedding, stuffing, roofing Neutral -ion noun action, companion -ish adj adjective from noun; sort of; approximately foolish, selfish, greenish , tallish Stress on previous syllable -ish adj, noun nationality, language Spanish, Turkish, English Stress on previous syllable -ism noun doctrine, act, practice, condition Protestantism , alcoholism , Buddhism , southernism Neutral -ist noun person dentist , socialist, cellistNeutral -ista adept fashionista Condista -ite noun member of a group socialite, Carmelite Neutral -itis noun disease, inflammation hepatitis , gingivitis Stressed suffix -itive adj sensitive Neutral -itude noun attitude , gratitude, Beatitude Stress on previous syllable -ity noun expressing state or condition normality , formality , banality Stress on previous syllable -ium noun metallic element (exception: helium) sodium , Calcium Stress on previous syllable -ive adj make the noun an adjective defensive , aggressive , passiveNeutral -ization/-isation noun organization/organisation, categorization/categorisation Neutral -ize /-ise verb to cause, to be, to become materialize /materialise , idolize /idolise Neutral -izzle used for hip hop slang Americizzle -kinesis noun movement (ability thereof) telekinesis -less adj lack of homeless , useless , carelessNeutral -let noun diminutive, or denoting a relation to some part of the body ringlet , hamlet , anklet Neutral -like adj having the qualities of childlike Neutral -ling noun smaller, younger, cuter or weaker version of the noun root OR sharing an identity or quality of the noun root (e.g. as a follower) darling , duckling , earthling , sapling Neutral -ly adj -like, having the attributes of stately , monthlyNeutral -ly adv -like, having the attributes of quickly Neutral -man noun person fireman , statesman Neutral -mancy noun divination by crystallomancy , bibliomancy , necromancy Neutral -mania noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action kleptomania , megalomania , mythomania Stressed suffix -ment noun abstract noun movement, amazement, government Neutral -meter noun measuring device barometer , thermometer -metry noun measure symmetry , geometry , isometry -mony noun testimony, ceremony Neutral -morphism noun form isomorphism , homomorphism -most adj utmost, innermost Neutral -ness noun abstract noun kindness, ruthlessness, darkness Neutral -nik noun Slavic origin; corresponds to "-er" otkaznik beatnik -ocracy noun system of government kakistocracy , democracy , androcracy Stressed suffix -ogram noun writing, description ideogram Stressed suffix -ography noun study of stenography , geography , photography Stressed suffix -oid adj resembling solenoid , hominoid -oid noun resembling planetoid -ologist noun one who studies a scientific subject archaeologist Stressed suffix -ology study, science biology, psychology, planetology Stressed suffix -ome noun subject of an "-omics" genome -omics noun study of rules proteomics , economics Stressed suffix -onomy noun knowledge of astronomy Stressed suffix -onym noun name, word antonym , consonym , heteronym -opsy noun examination autopsy , biopsy -or noun changes verb to noun (see also -er), person actor , governor Neutral -or or -ournoun candor, fervour, color -ory adj auditory, sensory Neutral -ory noun history , repository -ose adj full of, like, given to; carbohydrates, protein derivatives verbose ; globose -osis noun process, action, formation, diseased condition mitosis , osmosis , ostosis , psychosis -ous adj adjectival suffix porous , disastrous, nervousNeutral -phagy , -phagia noun eating monophagy -philia noun attraction hemophilia -phobia noun fear acrophobia , mysophobia -phone noun, adj sound, audio; speaker of a language telephone , homophone ; Anglophone Neutral -phyte noun plant, used in botany to create terms which categorise plants based on their life-history, growth-form or ecological preferences therophyte , halophyte -polis noun referring to city or big area Metropolis , Indianapolis -science noun knowing omniscience , prescience , conscience -scope noun from Greek skopos , view; instrument for viewing and observing spaces microscope , telescope , kaleidoscope , periscope -script noun written manuscript , transcript -ship noun abstract noun, state of being friendship , relationship , dictatorship Neutral -sion noun noun that has been altered from a process decision, illusion Stress on previous syllable -some adj tiresome, awesome, fulsome Stress on previous syllable -stan noun land, country Afghanistan -ster noun person youngster , gangster Neutral -t adj burnt, spoilt Neutral -th , -ethadj ordinal number tenth , millionth , twentieth-th noun forming a noun growth , health, depth, strength-tion noun noun that has been altered from a process evaporation , introductionStress on previous syllable -tom , -tome noun part or segment dermatome -tropism noun to turn phototropism -ty noun certainty, loyalty Neutral -uary noun sanctuary, mortuary -ulent adj turbulent, fraudulent -uous adj tempestuous, unctuous, sensuous Neutral -ure noun failure, exposure, temperature Neutral -us noun inflammation ulcus -ville noun city, town from French Nashville -vore , -vorous noun / adj to devour carnivore , herbivore -ward or -wards adj, adv direction southward , inward , upward Neutral -ware noun software hardware , software , freeware -ways adj sideways, longways Neutral -wise adj direction clockwise , lengthwiseNeutral -wright noun person who makes playwright, wheelwright, shipwright -y adj having the quality of, inclined to runny , messy , chewyNeutral
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