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|+Pronoun ending letter | |+Pronoun ending letter | ||
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| -b, -m, -p | | -b, -m, -p | ||
| -c, -d, -f, -g, -h, -j, -l, n, -r, -q, -t, -v | | -c, -d, -f, -g, -h, -j, -l, n, -r, -q, -t, -v | ||
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|'''''un-'''''unclear, under, unfettered, unhinged, unjust, unlimited, unrest, unready, invertibrate | |'''''un-'''''unclear, under, unfettered, unhinged, unjust, unlimited, unrest, unready, invertibrate | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''ad''' | |'''a & ad''' | ||
|''''' | |'''''a-''''' | ||
addition, adhere, advertize | abstract, amaze, apparent | ||
| | |'''ad-'''addition, adhere, advertize | ||
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|'''com & con''' | |||
|compete | |||
|context | |||
|} | |} | ||
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*** '''''a-''''' (against, not) + '''''verse''''' (turn) | *** '''''a-''''' (against, not) + '''''verse''''' (turn) | ||
**** = turn against | **** = turn against | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+'''''in-''''' prefix synonyms w/ opposite meanings | |||
!prefix | |||
!definition 1 | |||
!example | |||
!definition 2 | |||
!example | |||
|- | |||
|em- | |||
|in, into | |||
|empathy | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
|emphasis | |||
|- | |||
|en- | |||
|in, into | |||
|enter | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|im- | |||
|in, into | |||
|important | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|in- | |||
|in, into | |||
|intrinsic | |||
|opposite of, not, out of | |||
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|} | |||
asdf | |||
== Important Prefixes == | == Important Prefixes == | ||
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==== en- ==== | ==== en- ==== | ||
* from PIE *en | * from PIE '''*en-''' into, to make or put | ||
==== ex-, e- ==== | |||
* out of, from | |||
* ''example, exhume'' | |||
* reduced to '''''e-''''' before ''-b, -d, -l, -m, -n, -v'' | |||
** elude, emerge, evaporate | |||
=== G-H-I === | === G-H-I === | ||
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* same as '''en-, im-, em-''' | * same as '''en-, im-, em-''' | ||
* see entry for '''en-''' | * see entry for '''en-''' | ||
==== hetero- v. homo- ==== | |||
* hetero- = different | |||
** heterodox, | |||
* homo- = same | |||
=== J-K-L === | === J-K-L === | ||
=== M-N-O === | === M-N-O === | ||
==== mi-, mys- ==== | |||
* from Greek ''nyein'' for "to close, shut" | |||
* = hidden, secret | |||
** thus related to "mute" | |||
* ''mystery, mysterious, mystic'' | |||
==== mis- ==== | |||
* = not, wrong | |||
* misfire, mistake, misunderstand | |||
==== mo- ==== | |||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "to push away" | |||
* motor, mobile, move, movement | |||
* related to | |||
** ''commotion, emotion, mob, mobile, moment, momentous, motif, motive, promote, remote, remove'' | |||
==== mono- ==== | |||
* = single, alone | |||
* ''monolithic, monopoly, monotone'' | |||
==== myr- ==== | |||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "abundant" | |||
** note that PIE '''*meue-''' has distinct meanings, "abundant," push away | |||
* myriad | |||
* | |||
==== of-, op- ==== | |||
* from PIE root '''*op-''' "to work, produce in abundance" | |||
* "of" is cognate with "op" | |||
** ex. office, ''official'' | |||
* from Latin ''officialis'' (magistrate, public official, performing public duty or service) | |||
** from PIE root '''*op-''' "to work, produce in abundance" + ''facere'' "to make, to do" (from PIE root '''*dhe-''' "to set, put"). | |||
* examples | |||
** official | |||
* '''''op-''''' | |||
** ''operate, optimist, opulent, opus'' | |||
** also used with '''''c-''''' or '''''co-''''', as in | |||
*** ''cooperate, copious, copy'' | |||
=== P-Q-R === | === P-Q-R === | ||