CLA201H1 Lecture : CLA201 Greek Unit 2
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Cla201 h1s greek unit 2 (greek suffixes pp 140-145) (i)ze = to do + noun or adjective (-izein) e. g. bapt-ize, anesthet-ize, final-ize, steril-ize, pasteur-ize. Noun suffixes: -tes, -ter, -tor, -ist (= -ize+-tes) = agent + verb or noun (-th , - , -t , - ) e. g. diabe-tes, chiroprac-tor cathe-ter, antagon-ist, botan-ist, -sis = action, process, condition + verb (- ) e. g. analy-sis, progno-sis, symbio-sis. Osis = condition (usually morbid) + noun or adjective (- i ) e. g. neur-osis, sclera-osis, thromb-osis. Oma = swelling or tumor + noun or adjective, e. g. sarc-oma, glauc-oma, lip-oma. Mos = result of action + verb, e. g. ther-mos, spas-mos, spas-m, rhythm-m (- ) Is-mos (-ize+-mos) = condition or result of action, e. g. embol-ism, hypnot-ism: -ion (-idion), -iscos = diminutive, e. g. bakter-ion (bacterium), spor-idion (sporidium), * aster-isk, men-iskos (meniscus, -ides, -ida(e) = descended from, family of e. g. arachn-ida, leon-id (cf. Adjective suffixes: -ticos = pertainin to or of + verb, e. g. acous-tic, narco-tic, sta-tic.
