Afijos: prefijos y sufijos en inglés

Prefijos Significado Ejemplos

a- an- not, without atheist, anemic
to, towards aside, aback
in the process of, in a particular state a-hunting, aglow

of anew

ab- abs- completely abashed

away from abdicate, abstract
ad-, a-, ac-,af-, ag-, movement to, change into, addition or advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend,
al-, an-, ap-, at-, as-, increase affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate,
at- annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble,
attend

ante- before, preceding antecedent, ante-room

anti- ant- opposing, against, the opposite anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antartic
auto- self automobile, autobiography

all over, all around bespatter, beset

completely bewitch, bemuse
be- having, covered with bejewelled
affect with (added to nouns) befog
cause to be (added to adjectives) becalm

bi- two biceps, bicycle

with, jointly, completely combat, co-pilot, colude, confide, corrode
com- co-, col-, con-,
cor-
contra- against, opposite contraceptive
counter- opposition, opposite direction counter-attack, counteract

down, away descend, despair, depend, deduct

de- completely denude, denigrate
removal, reversal de-ice, decamp
downward, undo deflate, defect
deci- ten decibels, decimal
dia-, di- throung, across diagonal
dis-, di- negation, removal, expulsion disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar

put into or on engulf, enmesh

en- em-
bring into the condition of enlighten, embitter
intensification entangle, enrage
out exit,exclude, expand
ex, e-, ef- upward exalt, extol
completeley excruciate, exasperate
previous ex - wife
extra- outside, beyond extracurricular
hemi- half hemisphere
hyper- beyond, more than, more than normal hypersonic. Hyperactive

hypo- under hypodermic, hypothermia

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 infertile, inappropriate,impossible,
in-, il-, im- not, without incurable
in, into, towards, inside influence, influx, imbibe
infra- below infrared, infraestructure
inter- between, among interact, interchange
intra- inside, within intramural, intravenous
non- absence, negation non-smoker, non-alcoholic
ob-,oc-, of-, op- blocking, against, concealing obstruct, occult, offend, oppose
macro- large macroeconimics, macrobiotic
magni- great magnify, magnificent
mega- huge megaphone, megabucks
micro- small microscope, micorbe
mis- wrongly mistake, mislead

out- surpassing, exceeding outperform

external, away from outbuilding, outboard
over- excessively, completely overconfident, overburdened, overjoyed
peri- round, about perimeter
post- after in time or order postpone
pre- before in time, place, order or importance pre-adolescent, prelude, precondition
favouring, in support of pro-African
pro- acting for proconsul
motion forwards or away propulsion
before in time, place or order prologue

re- against, opposite repaint, reappraise, reawake

semi- half, partly semicircle, semi-conscious
at a lower position submarine, subsoil
sub- suc-, suf-, sug-,
sup-, sur-,sus-
lower in rank sub-lieutenant
nearly, approximately sub-tropical
syn- sym- in union, acting together synchronize, symmetry

trans- across, beyond transnational, transatlantic

into a different state translate
tele- far telescope, telephone
tri- three tricycle, triangle

ultra- beyond ultraviolet, ultrasonic

extreme ultramicroscopic
unacceptable, unreal, unhappy,
not, without unmanned
un- reversal or cancellationof action or state unplug, unmask

beneath, below underage, undercarriage

under-
lower in rank undersecretary
not enough underdeveloped
uni- one, single unicorn, uniform, unilateral

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 Sufijos (suffixes)

Sustantivos Significado Ejemplo

ac, ic like, pertaining to cardiac, aquatic
acy, cy state of being democracy, obstinacy, sufficiency
agogy leading pedagogy, demagogy
archy rule, leadership gynarchy, anarchy
al pertaining to rehearsal, maniacal, portal, logical
ant, ent full of eloquent, verdant
ary like, connected with dictionary, honorary
ation that wich is irritation
ess female actress, waitress, stewardess
ism doctrine, belief civil, docile, Buddhism
ist dealer, doer dentist, realist, artist
ity state of being sagacity
ive like quantitative
er, or person who professor, teacher, advisor, montaineer

less lack of homeless, useless

osis condition psychosis, hypnosis
ography - ogram writing, description ideogram, geography, stenography
tude state of fortitude, certitude

Verbos Significado Example

ate to make compensate, consecrate, mitigate
ify to make quantify, magnify, petrify
ize, ise to make capitalize, harmonize, revolutionize
kinesis movement telekinesis

Adjetivos Significado Ejemplos

able, ible capable of delectable,portable, legible
acious, icious full of audacious, avaricious,
escent becoming evanescent, pubescent
holic love, addiction alcoholic, workholic
iferous producing, bearing pestiferous, vociferous
il, ile pertaining to , capable of civil, docile
itis disease, inflammation hepatitis, gingivitis
mania an irrational but irresistible kleptomania, megalomania, mythomania
motive for a gelief or action

oid resembling, like avoid, anthropoid

ose full of verbose
ous full of nauseous, ludicrous

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