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The following suffixes show the word parts. In other words, these suffixes show whether a word is an adjective, noun, singular or plural or a diminutuve of a larger word.
Adjective endings that mean "pertaining to" are:
| Adjective endings | Example |
| -ac |
cadiac |
| -al | skeletal skeleton |
| -ary | salivary saliva |
| -ic | pelvic pelvis |
| -ical | surgical surgery |
| -ous | venous vein |
| -tic | paralytic paralysis |
| -ar | muscular muscles |
Nouns endings
These suffixes show the word is a noun.
| Noun endings |
Meaning |
Example |
| -iac |
indicates person afflicted with certain diseases or conditions |
hemophiliac |
| -ia |
an unhealthy state |
anesthesia |
| -is |
forms the noun from the root |
cutis |
| -ism |
condition, state of being |
alcholism |
| -ist |
one who specialises |
radiologist |
| -y |
condition, process |
neuropathy |
These suffixes show the word is a small version of a thing.
| Diminutive ending |
Meaning |
Example |
| -ole |
|
artiole |
| -icle |
small,
little |
particle |
| -ule |
|
veinule |
These suffixes indicate whether the noun is singular or plural.
| Singular |
Plural
|
Example Singular |
Example Plural |
| a |
ae |
patella |
patellae |
| ax |
aces |
thorax |
throraces |
| en |
ina |
lumen |
lumina |
| ix ex |
ices |
index |
indices |
| sis |
ses |
diagnosis |
diagnoses |
| on |
a |
ganglion |
ganglia |
| um |
a |
ovum |
ova |
| us |
i |
digitus |
digiti |
| y |
ies |
deformity |
deformities |
| ma |
mata |
carcinoma |
carcinomata |
|
Suffix |
Meaning |
Examples |
| able |
able
to, likely |
capable,
tolerable |
| age |
process,
state, rank |
passage,
bondage |
| ance |
act,
condition, fact |
acceptance,
vigilance |
| arch |
to
rule |
monarch |
| ard |
one
that does excessively |
drunkard,
wizard |
| ate |
having,
showing |
separate,
desolate |
| ation |
action,
state, result |
occupation,
starvation |
| cy |
state,
condition |
accuracy,
captaincy |
| dom |
state,
rank, condition |
serfdom,
wisdom |
| en |
cause
to be, become |
deepen,
strengthen |
| er |
one
who does |
teacher |
| esce |
become,
grow, continue |
convalesce,
acquiesce |
| esque |
in
the style of, like |
picturesque,
grotesque |
| ess |
feminine |
waitress,
lioness |
| fic |
making,
causing |
terrific,
beatific |
| ful |
full
of, marked by |
thankful,
zestful |
| fy |
make,
cause, cause to have |
glorify,
fortify |
| hood |
state,
condition |
manhood,
statehood |
| ible |
able,
likely, fit |
edible,
possible, divisible |
| ion |
action,
result, state |
union,
fusion |
| ish |
suggesting,
like |
churlish,
childish |
| ism |
act,
manner, doctrine |
barbarism,
socialism |
| ist |
doer,
believer |
monopolist,
socialist |
| ition |
action,
state, result |
sedition,
expedition |
| ity |
state,
quality, condition |
acidity,
civility |
| ize |
make,
cause to be, treat with |
sterilize,
mechanize, criticize |
| less |
lacking,
without |
hopeless,
countless |
| like |
like,
similar |
childlike,
dreamlike |
| logue |
type
of speaking or writing |
prologue |
| ly |
like,
of the nature of |
friendly,
positively |
| ment |
means,
result, action |
refreshment,
disappointment |
| ness |
quality,
state |
greatness,
tallness |
| or |
doer,
office, action |
juror,
elevator, honor |
| ous |
marked
by, given to |
religious,
riotous |
| ship |
the
art or skill of |
statesmanship |
| some |
apt
to, showing |
tiresome,
lonesome |
| th |
act,
state, quality |
warmth,
width |
| tude |
quality,
state, result |
magnitude,
fortitude |
| ty |
quality,
state |
enmity,
activity |
| ward |
in
the direction of |
backward,
homeward |
