CLST301 Module 3 Prefixes

a-

absence of

[a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or 'h' ; it becomes ar- when the following letter is 'r' ]
an-

absence of

[a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or 'h' ; it becomes ar- when the following letter is 'r' ]
ar-

absence of

[a- becomes an- when the following letter is a vowel or 'h' ; it becomes ar- when the following letter is 'r' ]
ante-

before
pre-

before
pro-

before
anti-

against
de-

from; down from; away
dia-

through
dys-

faulty; difficult; bad; with difficulty; badly
ecto-

outside
en-

in; within
endo-

in; within
ento-

in; within
epi-

on; upon; toward
eso-

in; into
eiso-

in; into
eu-

normal; good; well
ex-

out; out of; outside of
exo-

out; out of; outside of
hyper-

above; excessive; excess of; greater than normal
hypo-

below; under; less than normal; deficiency of
sub-

below; under; less than normal; deficiency of
infra-

below
inter-

between
intra-

within
meta-

beyond; after; change
neo-

new
non-

not
para-

beside; beyond
peri-

around
circum-

around
post-

after; behind; posterior
pre-

before
pro-

before
super-

above; beyond; superior

[these 2 suffixes are not synonymous with hyper- ]
supra-

above; beyond; superior

[these 2 suffixes are not synonymous with hyper- ]
syn-

with; together; fused

[this last meaning is used only in particular contexts]
con-

with; together; fused

[this last meaning is used only in particular contexts]
trans-

across; through

Author

eunice

190510

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CLST301 Module 3 Prefixes

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CLST301 Module 3 Prefixes

Updated

2012-12-23T11:04:00Z

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