Lesson 8: Latin Nouns and Adjectives
Terms
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- aur-
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combining form
ear - later-
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combinin form
side - oss-
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combining form
bone - radic-
-
combining form
root - sopor-
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combining form
sleep - vas-
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combining form
vessel - ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t)
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prefix
away from - ad-
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prefix
to, toward - ambi-
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prefix
both - ante-
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prefix
before, forward - bi- (bin-, bis-)
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prefix
two, twice, double, both - circum-
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prefix
around - con- (co- before h; col- before L; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)
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prefix
together, with, thoroughly, very - contra-
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prefix
against, opposite - de-
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prefix
down, away from, absent - dis- (di- before g, v, and usually before L; dif- before f)
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prefix
apart, away - ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)
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prefix
out of, away from - extra- (rarely extro-)
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prefix
on the outside, beyond - in- (iL- before L; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
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prefix
in, into - in-
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prefix
very, thoroughly - infra-
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prefix
beneath, below - inter-
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prefix
between - intra-
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prefix
within - non-
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combining form/prefix
nine - mult- (often multi-)
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prefix
many, much, affecting many parts - ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)
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prefix
against, toward; very, thoroughly - per- (pel- before L)
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prefix
through, very, thoroughly - post-
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prefix
after, following, behind - pre-
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prefix
before, in front of - pro-
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prefix
forward, in front of - re-
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prefix
back, again - retro-
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prefix
backward, in back, behind - se-
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prefix
apart, away from - semi
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prefix
half - sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)
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prefix
under - super-
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prefix
over, above, excess - trans-
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prefix
across, through - ultra-
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prefix
beyond, excess - uni-
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combining form/prefix
one - bi-, bin-, bis-
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combinin form/prefix
two, twice, double, both - tri-
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combining form/prefix
three - quadr-
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combining form/prefix
four - quint-
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combining form/prefix
five, fifth - sex-, sext-
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combining form/prefix
six, sixth - sept-
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combining form/prefix
seven - oct-, octa-
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combining form/prefix
eight - dec-, deca-
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combining form/prefix
ten, one-tenth - -al
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to - -an
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in - -ar
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in - -arium
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noun forming suffix
denotes a place for something - -ary
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to - -ate
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adjective forming suffix
having the form of, possessing - -ia
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noun forming suffix
forms abstract nouns - -ian
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noun forming suffix
indicates an expert in a certain field - -ic
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to - -id
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to - -ile
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, capable of - -ine
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in - -ive
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adjective forming suffix
pertaining to - -lent
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adjective forming suffix
full of - -ose
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adjective forming suffix
full of - -ous
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adjective forming suffix
full of - -ty
- forms abstract nouns
- -y
- forms abstract nouns
- abdomin-
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combining form
belly, abdomen - adip-
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combining form
fat - bacill-
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combining form
(rod, staff) bacillus - burs-
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combining form
(leather sack) bursa - calc-
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combining form
stone, calcium, lime (salts) - calor-
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combining form
heat, energy - capit-
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combining form
head - cerebr-
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combining form
brain - cost-
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combining form
rib - dent-
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combining form
tooth - dors-
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combining form
back (of the body) - extern-
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combining form
outer - fibr-
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combining form
fiber, filament - fistul-
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combining form
(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body - frig-, frigor-
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combining form
cold - insul-
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combining form
island - intern-
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combining form
inner - meat-
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combining form
passage, opening, meatus - nas-
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combining form
nose - pur-
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combining form
pus - radic-, rad-, radix
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combining form
root - ren-
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combining form
kidney - sangui(n)-
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combining form
blood - son-
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combining form
sound - synov-
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combining form
synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac - tub-
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combining form
(trumpet) tube - tuss-
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combining form
cough - vacc-
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combining form
cow - vir-, virus-
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combining form
(poison, venom) virus - viscer-
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combining form
internal organ(s)