Prefixos e Sufixos em Inglês

1 - PREFIXOS EM INGLÊS- SIGNIFICADOS - EXEMPLOS

a/an (não, sem) amoral, atypical, anarchy

ab (longe de, ao lado de) abduction, absolute

ad/ac/af/ag/al/an/ap/at/as/ar (movimento para, mudança para,adição, avanço)

addition, advance, adulterate, adjunct, ascend, affiliate, affirm, aggravate, alleviate,
annotate, apprehend, arrive, assemble, attend (note-se que consoantes iniciais
comof,g,t,p,r,s,n, l são dobradas para receber o prefixo)

aero (aéreo/a) aeroplane, aeronautics

ambi ( os dois, ambos) ambivalent, ambidextrous

an/ana (fora de) anachronism

anglo (inglês) Anglo-German

ante (antes) anteproject

anti (contra) anti-European, antisocial

apo (de, longe de) apology, apologize

auto (auto, próprio) 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

de (desfazer, diminuir) to defrost, to decentralize, to degrade

deci (um décimo) decimeter, decilitre

deca (dez) decalogue

demo (pessoas) democracy, demagogue, epidemic

dia (através, 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 superfície) 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, além 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 (bilhão) 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 (não, negativo) incorrect, invalid, illegible, immoral, impatient, impossible,
irregular, irrelevant

inter (entre, relação 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 (mão, fazer, manipular) manage, management

maxi (muito grande) maximum

mega (um milhão, muito grande) megabyte, megastar

ment (mente) mental, mention

meta (além de) metaphysics

micro (um milionésimo, muito pequeno) microgram, micro-organism

mid (no meio, meio) mid-afternoon, mid-air

milli ( um milésimo ) 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

para (falso) paramilitary, paralegal, parachute

pat, pass, path (sentir, sofrer) patient, passion, sympathy, pathology

ped, pod (pé) pedestal, podium, pedestrian

penta (cinco) pentagon

per (através de) percolate, perforate

peri (em redor de) perimeter

phon (som) telephone, phonics, phonograph, phonetic, homophone, microphone

poly (muitos) polytheist, polygon, polygamy, polymorphous

post (após) post-graduation, post-war

pre ( antes ) prepaid, preview

pro (para, a favor de) pro-European, pro-democracy

pros (em direção de, à frente de) prospect

proto (primeiro) prototype, protoplasm

pseudo (false) pseudonym, pseudoscience

quad ( quatro ) quadruple, quadruped

re (de novo) to rewrite, to rebuild

retro (para trás) 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 distância) telecommunications, television, telephoto lens

trans (através) transatlantic, transcontinental

tri (três) triangle, tricolour

ultra (além do limite, extremamente) ultra-modern, ultraviolet

un (não, negativo) uncertain, uncomfortable, unsure, to undo, to undress

uni (um, simples) uniform

2 - SUFIXOS - CLASSES DE PALAVRAS QUE FORMAM - EXEMPLOS

able (adjetivos) reasonable, acceptable,

age ( substantivos ) courage, suffrage, tonnage

an ( adjetivos) American, Brazilian

ancy, ency (substantivos) vacancy, agency, latency

ar ( adjetivos) regular, solar

ase (substantivos) lactase, lipase, nitrogenase

ate (verbos) create, humiliate

ation (substantivos) education, examination, imagination, organization

ible (adjetivos) possible, convertible, divisible, irresistible

age (substantivos) shortage, storage

al (adjetivos) experimental, accidental, environmental

ance , ancy (substantivos) appearance, performance, pregnancy, constancy

ant (substantivos) assistant, immigrant

cede, ceed, cess ( substantives, verbos ) succeed, proceed, precede, recede,

secession, exceed, succession

cide (substantivos, verbos) pesticide, germicide

eer ( adjetivos, substantivos) pamphleteer,pioneer

ent (substantivos) student, resident

esque (adjetivos) burlesque, gigantesque, grotesque

dom (substantivos) wisdom, kingdom, martyrdom

ee (substantivos ) addressee, payee, employee, trainee

en (verbos) to strengthen

ence (substantivos ) coincidence, patience

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

less (adjetivos) hopeless, friendless

let (substantivos) starlet, eaglet

like (adjetivos) childlike

logy (substantivos) biology, psychology, zoology

ly (advérbios) 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 (advérbios) backwards, upwards

wise (advérbios) clockwise, anticlockwise

y (adjetivos) cloudy, rainy, funny, thirsty