CLA201- Greek Terminology: Prefixes, Suffixes and Numerals

A-, an-

Not, without, lack of

Amphi, ampho, amophotero

Around about, both, in two ways

Ana-, ano-

Up, back, anew, again, throughout

Anti-, anth-

Against, opposed to, resisting

Apo-, Aph-

From, separation, lack

Arche-, archi-

First, chief, primitive

Cata-, Cath-

Down, lower, under, complete

Di-

Twice, twofold, double

Dia

Through, across, apart, thoroughly

Dicha,

In two, double, asunder

Dys-

Bad, difficult, hard, disordered, painful

Ek-, ex-

Out from, outside

Ekto-

On the outside, without

En-, em- (before BPM)

In, within, among

Endo-

Within

Ento-

Within

Epi, eph

Upon, on

Eso-

Inward, within

Eu-

Well, good, normal, easy

Exo-

Outside, outward, outer

Hemi-

Half, partly

Hyper-

Above, over, excessive

Hypo

Under, below, deficient

Meta-, meth-

After, among, beyond, behind, change, transformation

Opistho-

Behind

Pali(n)-

Back, again, once more, backward

Para-

By the side of, near, accessory, abnormal, perverted

Peri-

Around

Pro-

Before, in front of, forward

Pros-

To, in addition, near

Proso-, Prostho-

Forward, before, in front

Syn-, sym- (before BP), sy- (before s if followed by mute/assimilated before MLS)

With, together

-ize

To do, do as, imitate

Verbal Suffix

-tes, -ter, -tor, -ist

The agent, he who that which

Nounal Suffix

-sis

Action, process, condition

Nounal Suffix

-osis

Condition, usually morbid

Nounal Suffix

-iasis

Condition that needs healing, disease, infection by microbes

-sia

Action, process, condition

Nounal Suffix

-ia

Action, process, condition

Nounal Suffix

-ia

Quality, condition

Nounal Suffix

-ma, -m if assimilated

Result of action

Nounal Suffix

-oma

Swelling or tumor

Nounal Suffix

-mos

Result of action

Nounal Suffix

-ismos

Result of action, condition, doctrine, sect

Nounal Suffix

-ium, -idium, -arium, -iscus

-ion, -idion, -arion, -iscos

Small, dimunitives

Nounal Suffix

-ides, -idae, -ida

Descended from, related to

Nounal Suffix

-tic

Capability, Fitness, Pertaining to

Adjectival Suffix

-ic, -ac

Relation, fitness, ability

Adjectival Suffix

-ium

Belonging or related to, the part which

Adjectival Suffix

-ite(s)

Belonging to, of the nature of

Adjectival Suffix

-itis

Condition, usually inflammation

Adjectival Suffix

-oid, -oides, -odes

Like, in the shape of, noun

Adjectival Suffix

Hen

One

Dyo

Two

Tries, 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

Myrioi

Ten thousand, innumerable