Wordiyo-able/-ible
suffixLatin
capable of, worthy of
A Latin-origin suffix forming adjectives that indicate capability or worthiness. "-able" attaches to native or French-origin stems; "-ible" often appears with Latin stems.
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English Suffixes
Common English suffixes — -tion, -ness, -able, -ment and more.
57 affixes
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-acy
suffixLatin
state, quality
state, quality
-ade
suffixFrench
act, product
act, product
-age
suffixFrench
action, state, collection
action, state, collection
-al/-ial
suffixLatin
relating to, having the nature of
A Latin suffix that forms adjectives meaning "of or relating to." It is extremely common in academic and scientific English.
-ar
suffixLatin
relating to, resembling
relating to, resembling
-ard
suffixFrench
one who (often pejorative)
one who (often pejorative)
-ary
suffixLatin
relating to, connected with
relating to, connected with
-ate
suffixLatin
to make, having
A versatile Latin suffix that can form verbs (activate), adjectives (accurate), and nouns (candidate). As a verb suffix it means "to make or cause."
-cide
suffixLatin
killing, cutting
killing, cutting
-cracy
suffixGreek
rule, government
rule, government
-dom
suffixOld English
state, realm, condition
An Old English suffix forming nouns that denote a state, condition, or domain. It originates from a word meaning "judgment" or "authority."
-ed
suffixOther
past tense / completed
past tense / completed
-ee
suffixFrench
one who receives the action
one who receives the action
-ence/-ance
suffixLatin
state, quality
state, quality
-ent/-ant
suffixLatin
performing, being in a state
performing, being in a state
-er/-or
suffixOld English
one who does, agent
One of the most common agent suffixes in English. "-er" is the native English form while "-or" comes from Latin. Both create nouns denoting a person or thing that performs an action.
-esque
suffixFrench
in the style of
in the style of
-ful
suffixOld English
full of, characterized by
An Old English suffix meaning "full of" or "having the quality of." It forms adjectives from nouns and is one of the first suffixes English learners encounter.
-ian/-an
suffixLatin
one who, relating to
one who, relating to
-ible
suffixLatin
capable of
capable of
-ic
suffixGreek
relating to, having the nature of
relating to, having the nature of
-id
suffixLatin
having the quality of
having the quality of
-ific
suffixLatin
making, producing
making, producing
-ify
suffixLatin
to make, to cause to become
A Latin-origin suffix that turns nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make" or "to cause to be." It is common in both everyday and formal English.
-ile
suffixLatin
capable of, relating to
capable of, relating to
-ine
suffixLatin
of, relating to, resembling
of, relating to, resembling
-ing
suffixOther
continuous / action of
continuous / action of
-ion
suffixLatin
act, process, state
act, process, state
-ish
suffixOld English
somewhat, resembling
somewhat, resembling