Afijos: prefijos y sufijos en inglés Prefijos
Significado
Ejemplos
a- an-
not, without
atheist, anemic
to, towards in the process of, in a particular state
aside, aback a-hunting, aglow
of
anew
completely
abashed
away from movement to, change into, addition or increase
abdicate, abstract advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate, annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend
anteanti- ant-
before, preceding opposing, against, the opposite
antecedent, ante-room anti-aircraft, antibiotic, anticlimax, Antartic
auto-
self
automobile, autobiography
all over, all around
bespatter, beset
ab- absad-, a-, ac-,af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, at-, as-, at-
be-
bicom- co-, col-, con-, corcontracounterde-
completely
bewitch, bemuse
having, covered with
bejewelled
affect with (added to nouns) cause to be (added to adjectives)
befog becalm
two
biceps, bicycle
with, jointly, completely
combat, co-pilot, colude, confide, corrode
against, opposite opposition, opposite direction
contraceptive counter-attack, counteract
down, away
descend, despair, depend, deduct
completely
denude, denigrate
removal, reversal
de-ice, decamp
downward, undo
deflate, defect
deci-
ten
decibels, decimal
dia-, didis-, di-
throung, across negation, removal, expulsion
diagonal disadvantage, dismount, disbud, disbar
en- em-
ex, e-, ef-
put into or on
engulf, enmesh
bring into the condition of
enlighten, embitter
intensification
entangle, enrage
out
exit,exclude, expand
upward
exalt, extol
completeley
excruciate, exasperate
previous
ex - wife
extra-
outside, beyond
extracurricular
hemihyper-
half beyond, more than, more than normal
hemisphere hypersonic. Hyperactive
hypo-
under
hypodermic, hypothermia
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in-, il-, im-
not, without
infertile, inappropriate,impossible, incurable
in, into, towards, inside
influence, influx, imbibe
infra-
below
infrared, infraestructure
inter-
between, among
interact, interchange
intra-
inside, within
intramural, intravenous
nonob-,oc-, of-, op-
absence, negation blocking, against, concealing
non-smoker, non-alcoholic obstruct, occult, offend, oppose
macro-
large
macroeconimics, macrobiotic
magni-
great
magnify, magnificent
mega-
huge
megaphone, megabucks
micro-
small
microscope, micorbe
mis-
wrongly
mistake, mislead
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
acting for
proconsul
motion forwards or away before in time, place or order
propulsion prologue
re-
against, opposite
repaint, reappraise, reawake
semi-
half, partly at a lower position
semicircle, semi-conscious submarine, subsoil
lower in rank
sub-lieutenant
nearly, approximately
sub-tropical
out-
pro-
sub- suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-,sus-
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, unmanned unplug, unmask
un-
under-
uni-
not, without reversal or cancellationof action or state beneath, below
underage, undercarriage
lower in rank
undersecretary
not enough
underdeveloped
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 er, or
like person who
quantitative 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 mania
disease, inflammation an irrational but irresistible motive for a gelief or action
hepatitis, gingivitis kleptomania, megalomania, mythomania
oid
resembling, like
avoid, anthropoid
ose
full of
verbose
ous
full of
nauseous, ludicrous
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