CLAS 1P94 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Juven
28 Apr 2018
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Week 2
Adjective –forming Suffixes to Learn
1.
–(u)lent, (o)lent, ‘full of, disposed to’
FRAUD-
deceit
+ -ulent
fraudulent
VI-
force
+ -olent
violent
2.
–ic, -tic ‘pertaining to, like’
CIV-
citizen
+ -ic
civic
CLASS-
class, rank
+-ic
classic
RUS -
country
+ -tic
rustic
3. -ary ‘pertaining to, connected with, having the character of’
LITER -
letter, literature
+ -ary
literary
MILIT-
soldier
+-ary
military
TEMPOR-
time
+-ary
temporary
*if the suffix is followed by another, the y changes to an i.
PREC-
prayer
+-ary + -ous
precarious
ANTIQU-
old
+-ary + -an
antiquarian
*-ary often forms words which are used as nouns, and comes to mean “one connected
with”.
ANTIQU-
old
+-ary
antiquary
DIGNIT-
worth
+-ary
dignitary
4. –ile, -il ‘pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of’
JUVEN-
youth
+-ile
juvenile
HOST -
enemy +-ile
hostile
CIV-
citizen +-il
civil
5. –ine, ‘pertaining to, like, of’
FEMIN-
woman
+-ine
feminine
CAN-
dog
+-ine
canine
* a common way to form an adjective from the names of living creatures
6. –ate, it(e) ‘possessing, being’ Often equivalent to the past participle –ed, and the same as
the –at/it as in Lesson 2.
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Document Summary
Adjective forming suffixes to learn: (u)lent, (o)lent, full of, disposed to". Vi- deceit + -ulent force + -olent: ic, -tic pertaining to, like". Ary pertaining to, connected with, having the character of". *if the suffix is followed by another, the y changes to an i. *-ary often forms words which are used as nouns, and comes to mean one connected with . +-ary: ile, -il pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of". Civ- youth +-ile enemy +-ile citizen +-il juvenile hostile civil: ine, pertaining to, like, of". * a common way to form an adjective from the names of living creatures feminine canine woman dog. +-ine: ate, it(e) possessing, being" often equivalent to the past participle ed, and the same as the at/it as in lesson 2. ad- + cur- ex- + plic- care to fold +-it. + ate accurate explicit: ant, -ent (-ient) equivalent to the present participle ing. + -ant urgent (literally, pressing) vigilant (literally, watching.
