Greek Bases, Prefixes, and Suffixes
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- BIBLI-
- BOOK
- CANON-
- RULE
- CRYPT-, CRYPH-
- HIDDEN, SECRET
- CYCL-
- CIRCLE, WHEEL
- GLOSS-, GLOT(T)-
- TONGUE, LANGUAGE
- ICON-
- IMAGE
- MIM-
- TO IMITATE
- OD-
- SONG, POEM
- PYR-
- FIRE
- TOM-
- TO CUT
- SPHER-
- BALL
- ORGAN-
- ORGAN
- ANGEL-
- MESSENGER, MESSAGE
- GRAPH-
- TO WRITE
- TELE-
- AFAR, OPERATING AT A DISTANCE
- PSYCH(O)-
- MIND
- THERM(O)-
- HEAT
- PHON-
- SOUND, VOICE
- SOMAT-
- BODY
- DYNAM-
- POWER
- dia-
- through, across
- epi-
- upon
- pro-
- before, in front of
- GRAM-
- WRITING
- a- (an- before vowels or h)
- not, without
- amphi-
- both, on both sides of, around
- ana- (an-before vowels or h)
- up, back, again
- anti- (ant-before vowels or h)
- against, opposite
- apo- (ap- before vowels or h)
- from, off
- cata- (cat- before vowels or h)
- down, against, very
- dia- (di- before vowels or h)
- through, across, between
- ALG-
- PAIN
- BI-
- LIFE
- CHRON-
- TIME
- D(A)EMON-
- SPIRIT, EVIL SPIRIT
- GE-
- EARTH
- LOG-
- SPEECH, WORD, PROPORTION, REASONING
- LY-
- TO LOOSEN
- MNE-
- TO REMEMBER
- PAN(T)-
- ALL, EVERY
- POD-
- FOOT
- THE-
- GOD
- TROPH-
- TO NOURISH, GROW
- HOM-
- SAME
- ONYM-
- NAME, WORD
- dys-
- bad, disordered, difficult
- ec- (ex- before vowels or h)
- out, out of
- en- (em-, el-)
- in, into
- endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowels or h)
- within
- epi- (ep- before vowels or h)
- upon, to, in addition to
- eu- (ev- before vowels)
- good, well
- exo-, ecto-
- outside, external
- AGON-
- STRUGGLE, CONTEST
- CENTR-
- CENTER
- DEM-PEOPLE
- GAM-MARRIAGE
- HEM(AT)-, HAEM(AT)-
- BLOOD
- HEMER-
- DAY
- OD-, HOD-
- WAY, ROAD
- STOL-, STAL-, STLE-
- TO SEND, DRAW
- TAPH-
- TOMB
- THANAT-, THANAS-
- DEATH
- hyper-
- over, excessive
- hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)
- below, less than normal
- meta- (met- before vowels or h)
- after, changed
- para- (par- before vowels or h)
- beside, disordered
- peri-
- around, near
- pros-
- toward, in addition to
- syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
- with, together
- BALL-, BOL-, BLE-
- TO THROW, PUT
- DERM(AT)-
- SKIN
- DOX-, DOG-
- OPINION, TEACHING
- GNO(S)
- TO KNOW
- HOM(E)
- SAME, SIMILAR, REGULAR
- MORPH-
- FORM, SHAPE
- PHER-, PHOR-
- TO BEAR, GO
- TACT-, TAX-
- TO ARRANGE, PUT IN ORDER
- -ic (-ac after the letter i), -tic
- pertaining, to, like
- -ics, -tics
- art, science, or study of
- DESPOT-
- ABSOLUTE RULER
- CARDI-
- HEART
- STA-
- TO STAND
- -oid
- like, having the shape of
- AESTHE-, ESTHE-
- TO FEEL, PERCEIVE
- ANTHROP-
- HUMAN BEING
- ARCHA(E)-, ARCHE-
- ANCIENT, PRIMITIVE, BEGINNING
- AST(E)R-
- STAR
- GEN(E)-, GON-
- TO PRODUCE, ORIGINATE
- GER(ONT)-
- OLD AGE, OLD PEOPLE
- HOL-
- WHOLE
- IATR-
- PHYSICIAN, MEDICINE
- PEP(T)-
- TO DIGEST
- TECHN-
- ART, SKILL, CRAFT
- -al
- pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of
- -an (-ian)
- pertaining to, like, one concerned with
- -ous (-ious)
- full of, pertaining to, like
- CHROM(AT)-
- COLOR
- CRI-
- TO JUDGE, DECIDE, SEPARATE
- ETHN-
- RACE, CULTURAL GROUP
- LECT-
- TO SPEAK, CHOOSE
- PHA(N)-
- TO SHOW, APPEAR
- PHIL-
- TO LOVE
- PLOY-
- MANY, MUCH
- TAUT-
- THE SAME
- THERM-
- HEAT
- -ician
- specialist in, practioner of
- -ism
- belief in, practice of, condition of
- -ist
- one who believes in, one engaged in
- -ite
- one connected with, inhabitant of
- AGOG(UE)-
- TO LEAD
- CH(E)IR-
- HAND
- COSM-
- UNIVERSE, ORDER
- HETER-
- OTHER, DIFFERENT
- NE-
- NEW, NEW AND DIFFERENT FORM OF
- ODONT-
- TOOTH
- OP(T)-
- EYE; TO SEE
- ORTH-
- STRAIGHT, CORRECT
- P(A)ED-
- CHILD
- PEDIA-
- EDUCATION
- POL(IS)-
- CITY, STATE
- -ast, -st
- one who does
- -t, -te
- he who, that which
- -y, -ia
- quality of, state of, act of
- ALL-
- OTHER
- CAC-
- BAD
- CAU(S)-
- TO BURN
- CLA-
- TO BREAK
- DO-
- TO GIVE
- DYN(AM)-
- FORCE, POWER
- -ma, -m, -me
- result of, thing that is the result of
- -sis, -se, -sy, -sia
- act of, state of, result of
- ANDR-
- MAN, MALE
- KINE-, CINE-
- TO MOVE
- GEN(E)-
- KIND, RACE
- GYN(E)-, GYN(A)EC-
- WOMAN, FEMALE
- IDI-
- ONE'S OWN, PECULIAR
- LITH-, LITE-
- STONE
- MIS-
- HATRED
- PHE(M)-, PHA-
- TO SPEAK
- SCHIZ-, SCHIS-
- TO SPLIT SOLID, THREE-DIMENSIONAL
- TYP-
- STAMP, MODEL
- -logy
- science of, systematic study of
- -nomy
- science of, system of laws governing
- -cracy
- rule by, type of government
- -crat
- one who advocates or practices rule by
- AUT-
- SELF
- GASTR-
- STOMACH
- HELI-
- SUN
- IDE-
- THOUGHT, IDEA
- MANC-, MANT-
- TO DIVINE BY MEANS OF
- MICR-
- SMALL, ONE MILLIONTH PART OF
- NECR-
- THE DEAD, CORPSE, DEAD TISSUE
- PAL(A)E-
- OLD
- PSEUD-
- FALSE
- PHYCH-
- MIND
- TROP-
- TO TURN
- -archy
- rule by
- -arch
- one who rules
- -mania
- madness about, passion for
- -maniac
- one having a madness or passion for
- -phobia
- abnormal fear or hatred of
- -phobe
- one who fears or hates
- ACR-
- HIGHEST, THE EXTREMITIES
- EGO- (Latin)
- I
- HIER-
- SACRED
- HYDR-
- WATER
- MEGA(L)-
- LARGE; A MILLION
- OLIG-
- FEW
- PATR-
- FATHER
- PATRI-
- FAMILY, CLAN
- SOPH-
- WISE
- XEN-
- STRANGER, FOREIGNER
- ZO-
- ANIMAL
- -meter
- measure, instrument for measuring, number of feet in poetry
- -metry
- art or science of measuring
- -graph
- writing, instrument for writing
- -graphy
- writing, art or science of writing
- -gram
- thing written
- -scope
- instrument for viewing, to view
- BAR-
- WEIGHT, PRESSURE
- CAL(L)-, KAL(L)-
- BEAUTY
- IS-
- EQUAL
- MACR-
- LARGE, LONG
- ORA-
- TO SEE
- PETR-
- ROCK
- PHOTO-
- LIGHT
- TOP-
- PLACE
- -ize
- to make, to do something with, to subject to
- GON-
- ANGLE, ANGLED FIGURE
- LAB-, LEP-, LEM-
- TO TAKE, SEIZE
- MES-
- MIDDLE
- PHRA-
- TO SPEAK
- STROPH-
- TO TURN
- HEMI-
- HALF
- MON-
- ONE, SINGLE
- PROT-
- FIRST, ORIGINAL, PRIMITIVE
- DI-, DIPL-
- TWICE, DOUBLE
- DICH-
- IN TWO
- DEUTER-
- SECOND
- TRI-
- THREE
- TETR(A)
- FOUR
- PENT(A)-
- FIVE
- HEX(A)-
- SIX
- HEPT(A)-
- SEVEN
- OCT(A)-
- EIGHT
- DEC-
- TEN
- HECT-
- ONE HUNDRED
- KILO-
- ONE THOUSAND
- CHORE-
- DANCE
- ER(OT)-
- LOVE
- GLYPH-
- TO CARVE
- NAUT-
- SAILER
- NES-
- ISLAND
- -itis
- inflammation of, inflammatory desease of
- -oma
- tumor arising in or composed of, swelling containing
- -osis
- diseased condition of, act of, process of
- ARTHR-
- JOINT
- CHONDR-
- CARTILAGE
- CYAN-
- DARK BLUE
- CYT-
- CELL
- ENTER-
- INTESTINE
- HEPAT-
- LIVER
- MELAN-
- BLACK, DARK
- MYC(ET)-
- FUNGUS, MOLD
- NEPHR-
- KIDNEY
- OST(E)-
- BONE
- SCLER-
- HARD
- -ectomy
- surgical removal of
- -tomy
- surgical operation on, surgical cutting of
- -rrhea (-rrhoea)
- abnormal discharge
- ADEN-
- GLAND
- ANGI-
- VESSEL
- CEPHAL-
- HEAD
- CHOL(E)-
- BILE, GALL
- HYSTER-
- UTERUS, HYSTERIA
- LIP-
- FAT
- MAST-, MAZ-
- BREAST
- OO-
- EGG
- OT-
- EAR
- PHLEB-
- VEIN
- PY-
- PUS
- UR-
- URINE
- -path
- one who suffers from a desease of, one who treats a disease
- -pathy
- desease of, treatment of desease of or by
- -iasis
- deseased condition