Suffixes

Suffixes

Suffix	Origin	Meaning	Usage
able ble ible	Latin	able	adjectives

ac	Latin, Greek		adjectives

acy	Latin	quality, state, office, etc.	nouns

al	Latin		adjectives nouns

an ian	Latin		adjectives

ana	Latin	collection of material	nouns

ance ence ency	Latin		nouns

ancy	Latin	state or quality of	nouns

ant ent	Latin		adjectives

ar er	Latin	pertaining to, having the character of	nouns

ard art	Old English		nouns

ary	Latin	pertaining to, connected with, a person connected with or engaged in	adjectives nouns

ate	Latin		adjectives nouns verbs

ation ion ition tion	Latin	action or condition	nouns

ative	Latin		adjectives

cy	Latin, Greek		nouns

ee	Latin	one who is the object of some action, one who undergoes or receives something	nouns

eer er ier or	Latin	one who is concerned with or employed in connection with something, who or that which does something, or has some particular function or office	nouns

eous ious ous	Greek, Latin	full of, abounding, given to, characterized by, having, like	adjectives

ery ry	Middle English	occupation, business, calling or condition, place or establishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc.	nouns

esce	Latin		verbs

escence	Latin		adjectives

ese	Latin	locality, nationality, language, literary style, etc.	adjectives nouns

esque	French	style, manner, distinctive character	adjectives

ess	Greek	feminine	nouns

et ette	Middle English	diminutive	nouns

ey y	Latin, Greek	characterized by or inclined to	adjectives nouns

ful	Middle English	full of, characterized by, tending to, as much as will fill	adjectives nouns

fy	Latin	to make, cause to be, render, to become, be made	verbs

hood	Middle English	state, condition, character, nature, etc., body of persons of a particular character or class	nouns

ial	Latin		adjectives

ic	Latin		adjectives nouns

ical	Latin		adjectives

il ile	Latin	capability, susceptibility, liability, aptitude, etc.	adjectives

ine	Greek, Latin	of or pertaining to, of the nature of, made of, like	adjectives

ise ize	Latin	following some line of action, practice, policy, etc., becoming as indicated, acting toward or upon, treating, affecting in a particular way, of making or rendering as indicated	verbs

ish	Greek	belonging to, after the manner of, having the characteristics, like, addicted to, inclined or tending to, somewhat, rather	adjectives

ism	Latin, Greek	action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, etc.	nouns

ist	Greek	one who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.	nouns

ive	Latin	tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.	adjectives nouns

kin	Middle English	diminutive	nouns

less	Greek	without, failure, inability to perform	adjectives

let	Latin	diminutive	nouns

ly	Greek	every, units of time, like	adjectives adverbs nouns

ment	Latin	action, resulting state, product, means	nouns

ness	Middle English	quality and state	nouns

or	Latin	action, state, condition, result, a quality or property, etc.	nouns

ory	Latin	having the function or effect of place or instrument	adjectives nouns

ose	Latin	full of, abounding in, give to, like	adjectives

osis	Greek	action, process, state, condition	nouns

osity	Latin		nouns

sion	Latin	who or that which does something	nouns

sis	Greek	of action, process, state, condition	nouns

trix	Latin	feminine	nouns

tude	Latin		nouns

ty	Latin	quality, state, etc.	nouns

ure	Latin	of action, result, instrument	nouns
ward wards	Middle English	spatial or temporal direction	adverbs