Greek Prefix & Suffixes (CLA201)

-tes, -ter, -tor, -ist

agent

-(s)ia, -sis

state/condition of

-osis/ -iasis

condition

-ion, -iscos, -arion, -iscos

diminutive

-ides, -ida(e)

family of

what were often used as greek prefixes?

greek prepositions

-itis

inflammatory condition (ex. arthrITIS)

-ma

result of action (ex. trauMA)

-oma

swelling, tumor

-tic(os)

capable, pertaining

-icos/ -acos

pertaining to

-ite(s)

belonging to, nature of

-oid

in shape of (ex. humanOID)

-iz + -tes

agent of making straight teeth

-az + -tes

agent of doing naked things

-iz + -mos

result of making sleep

-ic + -al

relating to what is pertaining to plants

T/F: prefixes can be combined

T

hen

1

dyo

2

treis, tria

3

tettara

4

pente

5

hex

6

hepta

7

okto

8

ennea

9

deka

10

hekaton

100

chilioi

1,000

myrioi

10,000

a-, an-

not, without, lack

amphi-

about, both sides

ana- / -o-

upward, back, against, again

anti-, anth-

against, opposed

apo-/ aph-

from, away from

arche-/ archi-

first, chief, primitive

cata-/ kata-

down, downward, complete, intensive

di-

twice, two, double

dia-

through, across, thoroughly

dicha-

in two, double

dys-

bad, difficult, hard, disordered, painful

ek-, ex-

out from, outside (its like the x has been replaced by a k from Latin)

ekto-

on outside (its like the x has been replaced by a k from Latin)

en-, em-

in, within

endo-/ to-

within

epi-

upon (think EPIcentre

eso-

inward, within

eu-

well, good, normal, easy

exo-

outside

hemi-

half, partly

hyper-

above, over, excessive

hypo-

under, below, deficient in

kata-, cata-

down

meta-, meth-

after, beyond, behind, transformation

opistho-

behind

pali(n)-

back, again

para-

alongside, beyond, opposite, abnormal (ex. PARAglide beyond the mountain, PARAdox → distinct from → opposite)

peri-

around

pro-

before, in front of, forward

proso-

forward, before, in front

syn-

with, together

pro-

in front, near

pros-

to, in addition, near

ordinal (like 1st, 2nd, etc.): protos

1st

ordinal (like 1st, 2nd, etc.): deuteros

2nd

ordinal (like 1st, 2nd, etc.): tritos

3rd

ordinal (like 1st, 2nd, etc.): tetartus

4th

bainein

to go, walk

bakterion

lil’ staff, rod

BALLein

to throw (think you THROW a BALL)

BAROs

weight

BARYs

heavy

BATHYs + BATHos

deep + depth

aer

air

aden

gland

AGOGos

leading

agra

hunt, seizure

PODagra

foot (/foot-grabber?)

bios

life (think BIOlogy) s

BLASTos

a shoot, bud

BLEPein

to see

BLEPHARon

eyelid

AISTHEsis

feeling, sensation, perception (think anAESTHEsia = without feeling)

AITIa

cause

AKe, AKME

point

AKROS

summit

AKtis, AKTINos

ray

AKOUein

to hear

BOULe

will, wish

BRACHYs

short

BRACH-ion

shorter

BRAD-ys

slow (think BRADYcard-ia = low heart rate (which people who work out have, like tom BRADy or BRAD pitt))

ALEXein

to defend (think ALEXander the great — “defender of men”)

ALG-os

pain

BRANCHIa

gills

BRONCHos

windpipe (think BRONCHitis is the inflammation of your WINDPIPE)

*missing smth

CHAITE

hair

ALL-os

other