PREFIXES.

ENGLISH.

A, on; as, a-side, a-long.

Be, gives a transitive sense to verbs; as, be-stride. En (em, im), gives a transitive sense; as, en-able.

For, (i.e. forth) away, off; as, for-go.

Fore, before; as, fore-see.

Gain, against; as, gain-say.

Mis, error; as, mis-take.

Out, beyond; as, out-live.

Over, above; as, over-do, over-turn.

To, this; as, to-day.

Un, not; as, un-able.

Up, upward; as, up-rear.

With, against; as, with-stand.

LATIN.

A, ab, from; as, a-vert, ab-solve.
Ad, to; as, ad-vert, ap-position.
Am, around; as, am-bient.
Ante, before; as, ante-cedent.
Bene, well; as, bene-volent.
Bis (bi), in two; as, bi-sect.
Circum, round; as, circum-volution.

Cis, this side of; as, Cis-alpine.

Con, together; as, con-vert, con-volution, com-pose.

Contra, against; as, contra-vert.

De, down; as, de-volve, de-pose.

Demi, half; as, demi-god.

Dis, apart; as, di-vert, dis-pose.

Equi, equal; as, equi-distant.

E, ex, out; as, e-vert, e-volve, ex-pose.

Extra, beyond; as, extra-ordinary.

In, in, before a verb, not, before an adjective; as, ir-regular,

in-vert, in-volve, im-pose.

Inter, between; as, inter-volve, inter-pose.

Intro, within; as, intro-vert.

Juxta, near; as, juxta-position.
Male, ill; as, mal-content.

Ob, in the way; as, ob-vert, op-pose.
Per, through; as, per-vert, per-vious.
Post, behind; as, post-pone.
Præter, besides; as, preter-natural.
Pre, before; as, pre-position.

Pro, forwards; as, pro-gress, pro-pose.
Re, back; as, re-vert, re-volve, re-pose.
Retro, back; as, retro-spect.

Se, apart; as, se-parate.

Semi, half; as, semi-breve.
Sine, without; as, sine-cure.

Sub, under; as, sub-vert, sup-pose.
Subter, beneath; as, subter-fuge.

Super, above; as, super-fluous.
Trans, across; as, trans-pose.
Ultra, beyond; as, ultra-montane.

A (an), not; as, an-archy.

GREEK.

Amphi, of two, round; as, amphi-bious, amphi-theatre.
Ana, in accordance with, back; as, ana-logy, ana-strophe.
Anti, against; as, anti-christian, anti-strophe.

Apo, from; as, apo-state, apo-logy, apo-strophe.

Arch, chief; as, arch-duke, arch-traitor.

Cata, down; as, cata-logue, cata-strophe.

Dia, through, between; as, dia-meter, dia-logue.
Ec, out of; as ec-logue, ec-lipse.

En, in, on; as, el-lipse, en-comium.

Epi, upon, following on; as, epi-logue.

Eu, well; as, eu-phony.

Hemi, half; as, hemi-sphere.

Hyper, over; as, hyper-critical.

Hypo, under; as, hypo-critical, hypo-gastric.
Meta, change; as, meta-phor, meta-thesis.

Mono, only; as, mono-syllable.

Para, along, contrary to; as, para-lysis, para-dox, par-enthesis. Peri, round; as, peri-phery.

Poly, many; as, poly-gon.

Syn, together, with; as, sym-pathy, syl-logism.

PRINCIPAL AFFIXES.

ENGLISH.

Of Nouns.

Ar, personal; as, li-ar.

Ard, habit; as, drunk-ard, cow-ard.
Dom, possession; as, wis-dom, Christen-dom.
Er, personal; as, read-er.

Ery, state; as, slav-ery, nurs-ery.

Ess, feminine; as, actress.
Hood, condition; as, child-hood.
Ing, action; as, bak-ing.
Kin, diminutive; as, lamb-kin.
Let, diminutive; as, stream-let.
Ling, diminutive; as, duck-ling.
Ness, state; as, good-ness.
Ock, diminutive; as, hill-ock.

Ship, state; as, friend-ship.

Ster, stress, personal; as, song-ster, song-stress.

Th, state; as, dep-th.

Yer, personal; as, law-yer.

Of Adjectives.

Ed, condition; as, wretch-ed.

En, made of; as, gold-en, wood-en, braz-en.

Ful, full; as, fear-ful, bash-ful.

Ish, likeness; as, child-ish, woman-ish, fool-ish.

Less, privative; as, shame-less, reck-less.

Ly, likeness; as, love-ly, man-ly.
Some, some of; as, loath-some.

Ward, towards; as, way-ward, to-ward.
Y, abundance; as, hill-y.

An, ian; as, sacrist-an, chap-lain, histor-ian.

Ar, er; as, burs-ar, monst-er.

Ee; as, legat-ee.

Ier, eer; as, chariot-eer.

Ist; as, plural-ist, fatal-ist.

Tor, sor, trix; as, execu-tor, spon-sor, execu-trix.

Of Adjectives. Personal.

Ial; as, inquisitor-ial.

Ious; as, censor-ious.

Ous; as, monstr-ous, por-ous.

Of Nouns. Not Personal.

Acy; as, fall-acy.

Age; as, fruit-age.

Ance; as, abund-ance.

Ancy; as, expect-ancy.

Ence; as, consequ-ence, turbul-ence.

Ency; as, depend-ency.

Ity; as, civil-ity, human-ity, verbos-ity, polar-ity,

captiv-ity, timid-ity, capabil-ity, regal-ity.

Ion, sion, tion; as, occa-sion, frac-tion.

Ism; as, barbar-ism.

Tude; as, longi-tude.

Ment; as, monu-ment.

Mony; as, matri-mony.

Or, our; as, horr-or, ard-our.

Ture; sure, as, pic-ture, cen-sure.

Of Adjectives. Not Personal.

Acious; as, fall-acious.

Tial, ent; as, consequen-tial, turbul-ent.

Il, ile, an, ose, ar, ary, ive, id, ble, al; as, civ-il, hum-an, verb-ose, &c.

Ine; as, aquil-ine.

Nal; as, occasio-nal, fractio-nal, longitudi-nal. Al; as, monument-al.

Ial, ious; as, matrimon-ial, acrimon-icus.

Id, ent; as, horr-id, horr-ent, ard-ent.

Ferous; as, somni-ferous.

Fic; as, terri-fic.

Tory, sory; as, cur-sory.

Esque; as, pictur-esque.

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