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Latin Suffixes Vocabulary
Common Latin suffixes that form nouns, verbs, and adjectives
20 words
All 20 Words
-able, -ible
capable of, worthy of
“capable, visible, edible”
-ation, -tion
action, state, result
“creation, nation, education”
-fy, -ify
to make, to cause
“simplify, magnify, clarify”
-ment
action, result, state
“movement, judgment, government”
-or, -er
one who, that which
“actor, teacher, creator”
-ous, -ious
full of, having
“famous, curious, spacious”
-ive
tending to, having nature of
“active, creative, expensive”
-al
relating to, characterized by
“national, musical, personal”
-ary
connected with, place for
“library, military, necessary”
-ity, -ty
state, quality
“ability, reality, security”
-ure
action, condition, result
“creature,ature, culture”
-ant, -ent
one who, performing
“assistant, student, resident”
-ence, -ance
state, quality, act
“patience, difference, distance”
-ile
capable of, pertaining to
“fragile, fertile, mobile”
-ine
relating to, resembling
“feminine, marine, divine”
-ory
place for, serving for
“laboratory, dormitory, territory”
-ose
full of
“verbose, comatose, grandiose”
-tude
state, condition
“attitude, gratitude, magnitude”
-ulent
full of
“fraudulent, turbulent, opulent”
-cide
killing
“homicide, suicide, pesticide”
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