This document lists common bound bases and affixes in English and their meanings. It provides over 200 examples organized alphabetically. Many affixes and bound bases relate to concepts like not, away from, together, ability, relating to a place or thing, and more. Affixes include prefixes like a-, ab-, anti- and suffixes like -able, -ion, -ity, -ous.
This document lists common bound bases and affixes in English and their meanings. It provides over 200 examples organized alphabetically. Many affixes and bound bases relate to concepts like not, away from, together, ability, relating to a place or thing, and more. Affixes include prefixes like a-, ab-, anti- and suffixes like -able, -ion, -ity, -ous.
This document lists common bound bases and affixes in English and their meanings. It provides over 200 examples organized alphabetically. Many affixes and bound bases relate to concepts like not, away from, together, ability, relating to a place or thing, and more. Affixes include prefixes like a-, ab-, anti- and suffixes like -able, -ion, -ity, -ous.
List of bound bases and affixes -an (s) native of, relating to
(b = bound base, p = prefix, s = suffix) ana- (p) up, back, again,
a- (p) not, without, lack of, excessive, too much negation, deficiency -ance, -ancy (s) action, process, quality, ab-, abs- (p) away, from, separate state, degree -able (s) able, can do -ant (s) person who, that which, ac- (p) to. toward with quality of acer (b) sharp anni, annu (b) year acid (b) sour ant- (p) against acrid (b) bitter ante- (p) before -ad, -ade (s) action, result of action anthrop (b) man ad1- (p) to, toward anti- (p) against -ad, -ade (s) action, result of action ap- (p) see ad- aero (b) air, of air apo- (p) away from af- (p) see ad- aqua (b) water ag- (p) see ad- ar- (p) see ad- ag (b) do -ar (s) one who, that which -age (s) act of, state of, function, arch (b) ruler result of, collection -ary (s) relating to, quality, place of where agi (b) move as- (p) see ad- ago (b) go -assis (s) action, process, condition agri, agro (b) field aster, astro (b) star al- (p) see ad- at- (p) see ad- -al (s) relating to -ata (s) action, result of action alli, allo, -ate (s) cause, make alter (b) other aud, aus (b) hear, listen amb-, ambi-, aut, auto (b) self ambiti- (p) about, around, both ae- (p) intensive amphi- (p) t wo, both bene (b) well, good an- (p) not, absence of (see also bi-, bin- (p) two ad-) biblio (b) book bio (b) life bis- (p) twice bon (b) well, good de- (p) away, from calor (b) heat dem (b) people cap (b) take, receive demi- (p) half capit, capt (b) head, chief, leader demo (b) people cata- (p) down dent (b) tooth -ce (s) quality, condition, state di- (p) two, double, separate cede, ceed (b) go, yield, surrender dia- (p) through cep, cept (b) take, receive dic, dict (b) say, declare cess (b) go, yield, surrender dis- (p) take away, not, deprive of chrom (b) color -dom (s) quality, realm, office, sate chron (b) time dont- (b) tooth -cian (s) a person who has a dorm (b) sleep certain skill or art drome, -cide (s) kill dromos (b) running circ-, circum- (p) around duc, duce, cise (b) cut duct (b) lead civ (b) citizen dyn, dynamo (p) power clam (b) declare, call out, cry out dys- (p) pain, difficulty, out of cluid, clus (b) shut order, ill cognosc (b) know e-, ec- (p) out co-, col- -ee (s) one who receives the com-, con- (p) with, together action coni- (p) dust ef- (p) out cor-, cord (b) heart em-, en- (p) in, into corp, corpo (b) body -en (s) made of, make corr- (p) with, together -ence, -ency (s) action, state, quality cosm (b) world, universe end, edno (b) within crea (b) create enni (b) year cred (b) believe -ent (s) person who, that which, cub (b) lean back, lied down with quality of -cule (s) vey small epi- (p) upon, beside, among cumb (b) lean back, lie down -er (s) one who, that which cus, cuse (b) cause, motive -ery (s) relating to quality, cycl, cyclo (b) wheel, circle, circular place where -esis (s) action, condition, process hemi- (p) half -ess (s) of feminine hemo (b) blood eu- (p) pleasant, well, good hepta- (p) seven ex- (p) out, from hetero (b) other, different fac, fact (b) make hexa-, hexo- (p) six, six times feal (b) trust, faith holo (b) all, whole, complete fect (b) make homo (b) same, similar fedder (b) trust, faith hum (b) e arth, ground fer (b) bring, bear, yield hydr, hydra, fic (b) make hydro (b) water fid, fide (b) trust, faith hyper- (p) over, excessive, above fila, fili (b) thread hypn, hypno (b) sleep fin, finis (b) end hypo- (p) under, less flect, flex (b) bend -iac (s) nature of, like (b) flowing -ia (s) quality of, state of, act of forc, flu, fluct. -ian (s) native of, relating to fluv, flux fort (b) strong -ible (s) able, can do fortuna (b) fortunate, chance -ic, -ical (s) nature of, like fum (b) smoke -icle (s) very small -ful (s) full of il- (p) not -fy (s) make -ile (s) relating to, suited for, ge (b) earth, soil, ground capable of gen (b) race, kind of im- (p) not, in, into geo (b) earth, soil, ground in-2 (p) not, in, into germ (b) vital part -ine (s) native of gest (b) carry, bear intellect, gnosi (b) know intellig (b) power to know and think grad (b) step, degree, walk inter- (p) between among grat (b) pleasing iintra- (p) within gravi, gravit (b) heavy, weighty intro- (p) into, inward gress (b) step, degree, walk -ion (s) act of, state of, result of hab (b) live, home ir- (p) not (see also in-) helio (b) sun hema (b) blood -ish (s) origin, nature, resemble magna, magni (b) great -ism (s) belief in, doctrine, mal- (p) bad, evil practice of, man, manu (b) by hand condition of, instance of mar, mari (b) sea, pool -ist (s) one who believes in, matri, matric, who professes or practices matro (b) mother -ite (s) native of, quality, medi (b) half, middle, between, half mineral product way -ity (s) state of, quality mega, megalo (b) large -ive (s) causing, making mem (b) remember -ize (s) make -ment (s) act of, state of, result of ject (b) throw, lie mer (b) sea, pool jud, judi, micro (b) small, minute judic (b) judge, lawyer migra (b) wander jus, jur (b) law mis, miso (b) wrong, bad, hate koni (b) dust miss, mit (b) send lav, laut (b) wash mob (b) move leg (b) law mon-, mono- (p) one -less (s) without monstr, monstri (b) show liber (b) free mort (b) death lic, licit (b) permit mov (b) move -like (s) similar to, typical of multi (b) many, much -ling (s) very small nase, nat (b) to be born, to spring forth lit, liter, litera (b) letter neo (b) new, recent liver (b) free -ness (s) state of loc (b) place, speak neur (b) nerve loco (b) place nom (b) law, usage, custom log, logo (b) word nomy (b) study, discipline loqui (b) speak non- (p) not lot (b) wash nounc (b) declare, warn luc, lum, lun (b) light nov (b) new lus, lut (b) wash numer (b) number -ly (s) like, in the manner of nunci (b) declare, warn macro (b) large, excessive ob-3 (p) against, facing pneum, pneumona, oc- (p) against, facing pneumon (b) breath of- (p) agianst, facing pod (b) foot -oid (s) like, resembling poly (b) many -ology (s) study, science, theory pop (b) people omni (b) all pos (b) place, set onym (b) name post- (p) after, behind, following op- (p) against, facing poten, potes (b) power oper (b) work pre- (p) before -or (s) one who, that which prim, prime (b) first -ory (s) relating to, quality, place pro- (p) forward, forth where pseudo- (p) false, untrue opus (b) work psych(o) (b) mind, soul, reason -osis (s) action, process, condition puls (b) drive, push, throw oss, osteo (b) bone punct (b) point, dot -ous (s) full of, having put (b) think pan (b) all radic (b) root para (p) beside, along side, position re- (p) back, again pater, patr (b) father rect, recti (b) straight, right ped (b) foot retro- (p) back, backwards, behind pel (b) drive, push, throw ri, ridi, risi (b) laghter pen, pend (b) hang rog, roga (b) ask, beg per- (p) through rupt (b) to break, to burst peri- (p) around sang, sangui (b) blood pharmac(o) (b) drug, medicine, remedy sat, satis (b) enoguh phil, phila, scope (b) see, watch phile, philo (b) love scrib, scrip (b) write phob (b) fear, fright se- (p) apart, aside, without photo (b) light semi- (p) half pict, picto (b) paint sesqui (p) one and a half plac, plais (b) please -ship (s) office, state, dignigty plu, plur (b) more -sia (s) quality of, state of, act of sign, signi (b) sign, mark, seal silic (b) flint simil, simul (b) like, resembling test (b) to bear witness -sion (s) act of, state of, result of the, theo (b) god -sis (s) action, state -tian (s) a person who has a sist (b) stand certain skill or art -some (s) producing, likely to tig, ting (b) touch soph (b) wisdom tinu (b) hold, hold together spec, spect, -tion (s) act of, state of, result of spectro (b) watch, see, observe tra- (p) across, through, over spond, spons (b) pledge, answer tract, trah (b) draw, pull sta (b) stand trans- (p) across, through, over stereo (b) solid tri- (p) three, three fold, triple sti, stit (b ) stand trib (b) bestow stru, struct (b) build -tude (s) state of, condition of sub- (p) under, beneath tui, tuit, tut (b) guard, teach sume, sump (b) take, use, waste -ty (s) state of, quality super-, supr-, ultima (b) last supra- (p) above, over, beyond, ultra- (p) beyond, exceeding, general in quality ulterior sur- (p) over, above, more un- (p) not -sy (s) quality of, state of, act of uni (b) one syl-, sym-, syn-,4 (p) with, together, along with -ure (s) state of, act, process, rank tact, tag (b) touch vac (b) empty tain (b) hold, hold together val, vali, valu (b) strength, worth, valor tang (b) touch vari (b) various, changing, techni, technic, changeable, different techny (b) skill ven, veni, vent (b) come tele- (p) far away, at a distance ver, veri (b) true, genuine tempor (b) time vers, vert (b) turn ten (b) hold, hold toghether vic, vicis (b) change, substitute, deputy tend, tens (b) strecth, strain vict (b) conquer tent (b) hold, hold together, vid (b) see stretch, strain vinc (b) conquer vis (b) see vita, viv, vive (b) alive, life voc, vok (b) voice, call volcan, vulcan (b) fire -ward(s) (s) in the direction of -wise (s) in the manner of, in the direction of -y (s) inclined to, tend to, quality, condition, state xen(o) (b) guest, strange(r), foreign(er)