Unit 3 Suffixes
Suffixes introduced in previous units are colored gray.
| Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| –al | pertaining to |
| –an | chemical name ending |
| –ance | to give |
| –ant | state of being |
| –ar | pertaining to |
| –ase | chemical name ending for an enzyme (a protein that promotes the breaking or building of chemical bonds) |
| –ate | –ate word ending that turns a noun into an adjective that means "showing"; also a chemical name ending |
| –cule | diminutive suffix (describes a smaller version of the word in front of it) |
| –ein | chemical name ending |
| –elle | diminutive suffix |
| –emia | present in blood, indicating disease |
| –er | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –gen | arising from |
| –ic | pertaining to |
| –ical | pertaining to |
| –icle | diminutive suffix |
| –icul | diminutive suffix |
| –id | chemical name ending |
| –ide | chemical name ending |
| –ified | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
| –il | chemical name ending |
| –in | chemical name ending for a protein |
| –ine | chemical name ending |
| –ion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –is | process word ending |
| –ism | belief; process word ending |
| –ity | turns a noun into a state of being |
| –ium | anatomical structure word ending |
| –ive | to go |
| –let | diminutive suffix |
| –logy | study of |
| –lysis | breakdown process |
| –oid | resembling |
| –ol | chemical name ending for an alcohol |
| –ole | diminutive suffix |
| –olus | diminutive suffix |
| –on | unit of anatomical or functional structure |
| –one | chemical name ending |
| –ose | chemical name ending for a sugar |
| –osis | process |
| –ote | word ending indicating membership in a group |
| –ous | word ending that turns a noun into an adjective |
| –penia | low levels of; scarcity |
| –sion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –sis | process word ending |
| –some | body; structure |
| –tic | pertaining to; t added to make it sound better |
| –tion | word ending that turns a verb into a noun |
| –tive | to go |
| –type | impression made by |
| –ula –ule |
diminutive suffix |
| –um | anatomical structure word ending |
