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1 PREFIXOS/SIGNIFICADO/EXEMPLOS
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a/an (no, sem) amoral, atypical, anarchy
ab (longe de, ao lado de) abduction, absolute
ad/ac/af/ag/al/an/ap/at/as/ar (movimento para, mudana para,adio,
avano) addition, advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm,
aggravate, alleviate, annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend (note-se
que consoantes iniciais como f,g,t,p,r,s,n, l so dobradas para receber o
prefixo)
aero (areo/a) aeroplane, aeronautics
ambi (os dois, ambos) ambivalent, ambidextrous
an/ana (fora de) anachronism
anglo (ingls) Anglo-German *
ante (antes) anteproject
anti (contra) anti-European, antisocial
apo (de, longe de) apology, apologize
auto (auto, prprio) autobiography
be (todo, completo, coberto de, causar) beset, bewitch, bejeweled, becalm
bene ( bem, bom) benefactor, beneficial, benevolent, benediction,
beneficiary, benefit*
bi (dois) bicycle, bilingual, bimonthly
bibli, biblio (livro) bibliophile, bibliography *
cent (cem) centenary, centimeter*
chron (tempo) chronology, chronic, chronicle, chronometer, anachronism*
circum (ao redor de) circumnavigate
co (junto) copilot, to coexist, cooperation
com/con/cor/col (com, junto) context, correct, contract, college, combine
contra (contra) contradict, contraflow
corp (corpo) corpse, corpulent, incorporate *
counter (contra, oposto) counterrevolution, counterproductive
cre, cresc, crease (crescer) create, crescent, accretion, increase *
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de (desfazer, diminuir) to defrost, to decentralize, to degrade
deci (um dcimo) decimeter, decilitre
deca (dez) decalogue
demo (pessoas) democracy, demagogue, epidemic *
dia (atravs, entre) diameter, diagonal, dialogue dialect, dialectic,
diagnosis, diachronic
dis (reverso, oposto, negativo) to displease, to disembark , to dismount
doc, doct (ensinar, provar) doctor, doctrine, document *
dys (mau, mal) dyspepsia, dystrophy, dysmall
e (movimento para fora) eject, ejaculation, emit
ecto (do lado de fora, externo) ectoderm
endo (dentro) endotoxin, endoscope, endogenous*
epi (em cima, na superfcie) epitaphy, epiphany
eu (bom,boa) euthanasia
ex (movimento para fora) explosion, expulsion
ex (antigo, ex) ex-wife, ex-president
extra (mais do que o usual, alm de, do lado de fora) extra-thin, extra-
special, extra-large, extraordinary, extraterrestrial
fac, fact, fec, fic, fas, fea (fazer, construir) difficult, fashion, feasible,
feature, factory, fact, effect *
fore (antes, anterior, na frente ) foretell, foreword, foreground, forehead
gen, gin ( gerar) generate, generally, indigenous *
giga (bilho) gigabyte *
hetero (outro, diferente)heterosexual, heterodoxy
homo (o mesmo) homosexual, homogeneous
hex, ses, sex (seis) hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets
hypo (abaixo, baixo) hypodermic
in/ il/ im/ ir (no, negativo) incorrect, invalid, illegible, immoral,
impatient, impossible, irregular, irrelevant
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inter (entre, relao entre) international, interracial
intra (dentro de) intravenous
jac, ject (atirar, lancar) reject, eject, project, trajectory, dejected, inject,
ejaculate *
kilo (mil) kilogram, kilowatt *
mal (mal) malnutrition
man, manu (mo, fazer, manipular) manage, management *
maxi (muito grande) maximum *
mega (um milho, muito grande) megabyte, megastar
ment (mente) mental, mention*
meta (alm de) metaphysics
micro (um milionsimo, muito pequeno) microgram, micro-organism
mid (no meio, meio) mid-afternoon, mid-air
milli (um milsimo) milligram, millilitre
mini (pequeno) miniskirt, minibus, miniseries
mis (mau, mal, errado) misunderstand, to misbehave, to miscalculate
mono (um, simples) monolingual, monorail
morph (forma) polymorphic, morpheme, amorphous*
multi (muitos/as) multilingual, multinational
nasc, nat, gnant, nai (nascer) nascent, native, pregnant, naive *
neo (novo) neologism, neolithic
non (negative) nonsense, non-resident, non-smoker
octo (oito) octopod, octagon
on (em) online, ongoing*
auc, aug, aut (originar, aumentar) author, auction
omni (todos) omnipotent, omnivorous, omniscient
out (mais, em excesso) to outdo, to outrun
over (mais do que o normal) to overeat, to oversleep, to overestimate
pan (todo, todos) pantheism, panorama
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para (falso) paramilitary, paralegal, parachute
pat, pass, path (sentir, sofrer) patient, passion, sympathy, pathology
ped, pod (p) pedestal, podium, pedestrian *
penta(cinco) pentagon*
per (atravs de) percolate, perforate
peri (em redor de) perimeter
phon (som) telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone,
microphone *
poly (muitos) polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous
post (aps) post-graduation, post-war
pre (antes) prepaid, preview
pro (para, a favor de) pro-European, pro-democracy
pros (em direo de, frente de) prospect
proto (primeiro) prototype, protoplasm
pseudo (false) pseudonym, pseudoscience
quad (quatro) quadruple, quadruped
re (de novo) to rewrite, to rebuild
retro (para trs) retroactive, retrogression
se (longe de) seduce
semi (metade) semicircle, semidetached
sub (abaixo de, sob) subzero, subsonic, subway, subtitles
super (extremamente) superman, supermarket, supersonic
syn (junto) synchronicity, synthetic
tele (longe, a distncia) telecommunications, television, telephoto lens*
trans (atravs) transatlantic, transcontinental
tri (trs) triangle, tricolour
ultra (alm do limite, extremamente) ultra-modern, ultraviolet
un (no, negativo) uncertain, uncomfortable, unsure, to undo, to undress
uni (um, simples) uniform
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2 SUFIXOS/CLASSES DE PALAVRAS QUE
FORMAM/EXEMPLOS
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ency (substantivos ) potency, presidency
er/ or (substantivos) teacher, rider, painter, baker, actor, professor
ese (adjetivos) Japanese, Chinese, Viennese
ess (substantivos) waitress, actress
ful (adjetivos) beautiful, helpful, useful, thankful
graphy (substantivos) biography, geography *
holic (adjetivos) alcoholic
hood (substantivos) childhood, motherhood
ia (substantivos) amnesia, mania
ian (substantivos) historian, comedian, politician
ic (adjetivos) dramatic, cardiac
id (adjetivos, substantivos) liquid, bifid
ify (verbs) qualify, beautify, simplify, purify
il (adjetivos) civil
ile (adjetivos) docile
in (substantivos) globulin, dextrin, vanillin
ion (substantivos) action, connection, exhibition
ish (adjetivos) English, Swedish, Polish, babyish, foolish, longish,
youngish, brownish
isk (substantivos) asterisk
ism (substantivos) terrorism, socialism, communism
ist (substantivos) scientist, typist, capitalist, pacifist, feminist
ite (substantivos, verbs) meteorite, polite, unite
itis (substantivos) appendicitis, tonsillitis
ity/ty (substantivos) majesty, chastity, humanity
ive (adjetivos) active, effective
ix (substantivos) matrix
ize/ise (verbos) to realize, to magnetize, to generalize, to modernise, to
standardise
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less (adjetivos) hopeless, friendless
let (substantivos) starlet, eaglet
like (adjetivos) childlike *
logy (substantivos) biology, psychology, zoology *
ly (advrbios) badly, beautifully, completely
mania (substantivos) bibliomania *
ment (substantivos) development, arrangement, excitement, achievement
meter (substantivos) thermometer, barometer *
ness (substantivos) kindness, sadness, happiness, weakness
oid (substantivos, adjetivos) android
ol (substantivos) menthol, methanol
or (substantivos) doctor, actor
osis (substantivos) osmosis, mitosis
ous (adjetivos) dangerous, generous, religious
penia (substantivos) leucopenia
sis (substantivos) analysis
some (adjetivos) tiresome, lonesome
ship (substantivos) membership, citizenship, friendship
ure (substantivos) candidature, infrastructure, conjoncture
wards (advrbios) backwards, upwards
wise (advrbios) clockwise, anticlockwise
y (adjetivos) cloudy, rainy, funny, thirsty
3 - APNDICE
MORFEMAS FLEXIONAIS
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-ing = gerndio (forma progressiva dos verbos)
-en = particpio passado de alguns verbos irregulares
-s = plural dos substantivos em geral
-en = plural de alguns substantivos
-'s / ' = possessivo
-er = grau comparativo sinttico dos adjetivos
-est = grau superlativo sinttico dos adjetivos
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