Lesson 2: Nouns of the Third Declension

Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Forms, and Suffix Forms from Lesson 2

amphi-/ampho-

On both sides, around, both

ana-

Up, back, against

apo-

Away from

cata-/cat-

Downward, disordered

dia-/di-

Through, across, apart

eso-

Within, inner, inward

eu-

Good, normal, healthy

heter-/hetero-

Different, other relationship to another

homo-/homeo-

Same, likeness

meta-/met-

Change, transformation, after, behind

para-/par-

Alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

pro-

Before

pros-/prosth

In place of

-al

Pertaining to, located in

-ase

Forms names of enzymes

-asia/-asis

Forms abstract nouns: State, condition

-ema

Forms abstract nouns: State, condition; the combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

-esis

Forms abstract nouns: State, condition, procedure

-etic

Forms adjectives for nouns ending in -esis: Pertaining to

-ics, -tics

Form nouns indicating a particular science or study

-ism

Forms abstract nouns: State, condition, quality

-ismus

Forms abstract nouns: State, condition, muscular spasm

-oid/-ode/-id

Form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: Like, resembling

-oma

Forms abstract nouns: Usually tumor, occasionally disease; the combining form of nouns ending in -oma are -omat; the plural is omata

-ose

Forms names of chemical substances; full of, resembling

-ous

Pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-us

Condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

-ize

A verb-forming suffix: To make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

-ate/-ide/-ite/-one

Used to form chemical substances

coli-

Usually refers to colon bacillus (E. coli)

cholecyst-

Refers to the gallbladder

Akron/ ACR-

Extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Amblys/ AMBLY-

Dull, faint

Karkinos/ CARCIN-

Carcinoma, cancer

Kēlē/ -CEL

Hernia, tumor, swelling

Cheir/ CHEIR-

Hand

Cholē/ CHOL(E)-

Bile, gall

Kolon/ COLI(I)-, COLON-

Colon

Kyanos/ CYAN-

Blue

Kystis/ CYST(I)-, CYSTIS-

Bladder, cyst

Diploos/ DIPLO-

Double, twin

Enteron/ ENTER-

Small intestine

Ergon/ ERG-

Action, work

Gastēr, Gastros/ GASTR-

Stomach

Haima, Haimatos/ HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Blood

Hēpar, Hepatos/ HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Liver

Lipos/ LIP-

Fat

Makros/ MACR-

(Abnormally) Large or long

Megas, Megalou/ MEGA-, MEGAL-

(Abnormally) Large or long

Melas, Melanos/ MELAN-

Dark, black

Mikros/ MICR-

(Abnormally) Small

Nyx, Nyctos / NYCT-

Night

Odynē/ ODYN-

Pain

Onkos/ ONC-

Tumor

Pachys/ PACHY-

Thick

Pseudēs/ PSEUD-

False

Pyon/ PY-

Pus

Sarx, Sarcos/ SARC-

Flesh, soft tissue

Spasmos/ SPASM-

Spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Splēn/ SPLEN-

Spleen

Stoma, Stomatos/ STOM-, STOMAT-

Mouth, opening