Suffixes

Suffixes

Suffixes are attached to the end of a word to alter the meaning of that word. Examples of suffixes are:


 * Suffix ||  Definition  ||  Example  ||
 * ** -agog, -agogue ** || leader || demagogue, pedagogue ||
 * ** -cide ** || kill(ing) || patricide, infanticide, herbicide. suicide ||
 * ** -ectomy ** || cutting || appendectomy, splenectomy ||
 * ** -ia, -y ** || act, state || amnesia, mania, democracy, anarchy ||
 * ** -ic, -tic, -ical, -ac ** || having to do with || anthropomorphic, dramatic, biblical, cardiac ||
 * ** -ics ** || things having to do with || optics, physics ||
 * ** -isk, -iscus ** || small || asterisk--a little star ||
 * ** -ism ** || the belief in || pacifism, terrorism, socialism, communism ||
 * ** -ist ** || one who believes in || pacifist, terrorist, socialist, communist ||
 * ** -ite ** || one connected with || meteorite, polite, cosmopolite ||
 * ** -logy ** || study field of || biology, geology, etymology, cardiology ||
 * ** -oid ** || resembling, like-shaped || asteroid, spheroid ||
 * ** -or, -er ** || one who takes part in || doctor, actor, teacher, driver ||
 * ** -phobia ** || exaggerated fear || photophobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia ||
 * ** -sis ** || act, state, condition of || analysis ||