Prefixes Y Suffixes (Ingles)

List of English Prefixes

Prefix

General Meaning

Example

a(n)- not , without atonality , asexuality , amoral , anarchy
ab- away abduction , absolutism , ablution
ac-
acr(o)- high, up Acropolis
aden(o)-
aer(o)- air aeronautics , aerodrome , aeroplane , aerodynamics
agr(o)- relating to farming agriculture
an-
an(a)- out of anachronism
an(o)-
andr- man androgyny ,androcentrism , android , androgen
anem-
Anglo- English or British Anglo-Irish relations, anglophile
ante- before antebellum
anthrop(o)- relating to human beings anthropology , anthropocentrism , anthropomorphic
ant(i)- against antidote , antibody , anticlockwise
aut(o)- self autonomy , autobiography , automobile , autopilot
bar(o)- atmosphere
bathy- deep Bathyscape , Bathysphere
be-completely, thoroughly; excessively; on; around; about; used to form transitive verbs
bi- two bicycle , bijection , bilingual , bicameralism , bisexuality
bi(o)- life biology , biography , biosphere , biotechnology
bibli(o)- relating to books bibliophilia , bibliography
blast(o)-
brady- slow bradycardia
brom(o)-
bronch(o)- relating to breathing bronchitis
cac(o)-
cardi(o)- heartcardiovascular
cent-, centi - hundred or hundredth centenary, centimeter, centipede
cephal(o)-
chrom(o)-, chromat(o)-
chron(o)- time chronology, chronograph
circum- around circumcision, circumnavigation, circumlocution, circumference
cion(o)-
co- together cooperative, cohabit
colpo-
com-, con-, col-, cor- with, together conference , connotation , context , Congress , congregationcontr(a)-, contr(o) against, opposite contradiction , contraception , controversy
cosm(o)- cosmology , cosmopolitan , cosmotheism
counter- against, opposite counterpoint , counterweight , Counter-Reformation
crin(o)-
cry(o)- frost , icy cold cryogenics , cryoelectronics , cryostorage
crypt(o)- hidden cryptography , cryptozoology
cyt(o)- hollow, receptacle, cell cytoplasm , cytology
dactyl(o)-de- taking something away, the opposite decentralisation , deforestation , dehydration
dec(a)-, dek(a)- ten decamerous
deci - one tenth deciliter
dem(o)- people, nation demographics , democracy
derm(o)-, derm(a)-, dermat- skin dermatology , dermatitis
di- two , double
didact(o)- apt at teaching
dynam(o)- power , force dynamic , dynamite , dynamo
dis- reverse , opposite dissent ,discovery , disambiguation
dox(o)- Doxology
dys- bad, deformed, abnormal dyspepsia , dystrophy , dysarthria
eco- house economy , ecology , ecosystem , ecotourism , ecotage
ecto(s)- outside ectoskeleton
edaph(o)-
electr(o)- electricity electrocution
embry(o)- full
encephal(o)- brain encephalitis
end(o)-, ent(o)-
enne(a)- nine enneastyle
enter(o)-
eo- dawn, early eobacterium
ep(i)-,eph- above epitaxy
erg(o)- ergonomics
erythr(o)-
erot(o)-
stom(o)-, stomat(o)-
ethn(o)- ethnology , ethnolinguistics , ethnocentrism
eu- good eulogy , euthanasia , eugenics , euphemism
ex- former ex-wife, ex-president
ex(o)- outside exoskeleton
extra- very, more than usual, outside, beyond extra-thin, extra-special
extraordinary, extraterrestrial

flor(i)- relating to flowersflorist
fore- before, in advance foreskin , foreshadowing
gyn- female gynaecology , gynoid
hemi- half hemimetabolous
hex(a)- six hexapod
hyper- excessive, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) hyperactive , hyperthyroidism
hyp(o)- below, (least to greatest in order: hypo, sub, super, hyper) hypodermic
in- extremely inflammable , invaluable
in-, il-, im-, ir- not infallibility, illiteracy , immoral , irrelevant
inter- between, from one to another intervention , international
intra- within, interior intramural, intravenous
kilo - thousand kilogram , kilowatt
mal- bad, badly malpractice , malnutrition
maxi- most, very, large maxi-dress
mega -, megal- million , very large megabyte , megaphone
meta- after, beyond metacarpal , metaphysics
micro - one millionth,...