Greek suffixes 2
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- -ize
-
to do, do as, imitate
noun/adj
from -izein, -zare (Latin), iser (French), ise (1066) - -tes, -ter, -tor, -ist(es)
-
the agent, he who, that which
verb (+ noun w/ istes)
-istes is from -izein verbs - -sis
-
action, process, condition
verb - -osis
-
condition (usually morbid)
noun/adj
"o" is part of verbal stem - -iasis
-
condition, disease, infection or infestation by microorgs
noun
NOT from iasesthai - like cardiac (can't have two i's) - -sia
-
action, process, condition
verb - -ia
-
quality, condition
noun/adj - -ma
-
result of action
verb - -oma
-
swelling or tumour
noun/adj
"o" is part of verbal stem - -mos
-
result of action
verb - -ismos
-
result of action, condition, doctrine, sect
various
(-is + -mos) - -ion, -idion, -arion, -iscos
-
small
noun - ides, idae, ida
-
descended from, related to
noun - -ticos
-
capability, fitness, pertaining to
verb - -icos, -acos
-
relation, fitness, ability
noun - -ion
-
belonging or related to, the part which
noun - ite(s)
-
belonging to, of the nature of
noun - -itis
-
condition, usually inflammation
noun
from -ites - iotization of the eta changed it to i sound, so Latin brought in as i - -oid, -oides, -odes
-
like, in the shape of
not suffix!! see eidos - hen
- one
- dyo
- two
- treis
-
tria
three - tricha
- three-fold
- tettara
-
tetra-
four - pente
- five
- hex
- six
- hepta
- seven
- okto
- eight
- ennea
- nine
- deka
- ten
- hendeka
- eleven
- dodeka
- twelve
- hekaton
-
hecto-
one hundred - chilioi
-
kilo-
one thousand
(II masc nom) - myrioi
- ten thousand or innumerable (change in accent)