List of Prefixes and Suffixes according to Quirk et al. (1539--58)
Prefixation
Negative prefixes
ˌA-, AN- "lacking in", "lack of"
DIS- "not", "the converse of"
IN- "not", "the converse of"
ˌNON- "not"
UN- "not", "the converse of"
Reversative or privative prefixes
DE- "reversing the action"; "depriving of"
DIS- "reversing the action"; "lacking"
UN- "reversing the action"; "depriving of"
Pejorative prefixes
ˌMAL- "badly", "bad"
MIS- "wrongly", "astray"
ˌPSEUDO- "false", "imitation"
Prefixes of degree or size
ˌARCH- "supreme", "most"
ˌCO- "joint(ly)", "on equal footing"
ˌHYPER- "extreme", "too"
ˈMINI- "little"
ˌOUT- "surpassing"
ˌOVER- "excessive"
ˌSUB- "below"
ˌSUPER- "more than", "very special"
ˈSUR- "over and above"
ˌULTRA- "extreme", "beyond"
ˌUNDER- "too little"
Prefixes of orientation and attitude
ˌANTI- "against"
ˌCONTRA- "opposite", "contrasting"
ˌCOUNTER- "against", "in opposition to"
ˌPRO- "for", "on the side of"; "on behalf of", "deputizing for"
Locative prefixes
ˈFORE- "front part of", "front"
ˌINTER- "between", "among"
ˌSUB- "under"
ˈSUPER- "above"
ˌTRANS- "across", "from one place to another"
Prefixes of time and order
ˌEX- "former"
ˌFORE- "before"
ˌPOST- "after"
ˌPRE- "before", "in advance"
ˌRE- "again", "back"
Number prefixes
BI-, DI- "two"
POLY-, MULTI- "many"
SEMI-, DEMI- "half"
TRI- "three"
UNI-, MONO- "one"
Miscellaneous neo-classical prefixes
ˌAUTO- "self"
ˌEXTRA- "exceptionally"
ˌNEO- "new", "revived"
ˌPALEO- "old"
ˌPAN- "all"
ˌPROTO- "first", "original"
ˈTELE- "distant"
ˌVICE- "deputy"
Conversion prefixes
A- converts verbs to predicative adjectives
BE- converts nouns to adjectives; intensifies the force of verbs; converts nouns to transitive verbs
EN-, EM- converts nouns to verbs
Suffixation
Denominal nouns: Abstract
-AGE "measure of", "collection of"
-DOM conveys pejorative overtones
-ERY, -RY "the condition or behaviour associated with"; "location of"; forms noncount concrete aggregate nouns
-FUL "the amount contained in"
-HOOD as in boyhood, brotherhood', widowhood''
-ING forms noncount concrete aggregate nouns; activity connected with
-ISM "doctrine of", "practice of"
-ˈOCRACY "government by"
-SHIP as in friendship, membership, dictatorship, professorship
Denominal nouns: Concrete
-ˈEER "skilled in", "engaged in"
-ER "having as dominant characteristic", "denizen of"
-ESS adds feminine marking to animate nouns
-ˈETTE "compact"; "imitation"; a feminine marker
-LET "small", "unimportant"
-LING "minor", "offspring of"
-STER "involved in"
Deverbal nouns: Concrete
-ANT forms agential nouns
-ˈEE "one who is object of the verb"
-ER, -OR forms agential nouns
Deverbal nouns: Abstract
-AGE "action of", "instance of"
-AL "the action or result of"
-ˈATION "the process or state of"; "the product of", "the institution produced by"
-ING forms concrete count nouns
-MENT "the result of"
De-adjectival nouns
-ITY especially associated with adjectives of neo-classical or French origin
-NESS fairly freely added to any type of adjective
Noun/adjective suffixes
-ˈESE "member of"; "(in) the language of", "the style of"
-(I)AN "adherent to"; "relating to"; "citizen of"; "(in) the language of"
-IST "skilled in", "practising"
-ITE "adherent to", "member of (set)"; "denizen of"
Denominal adjectives: Native origin
-ED "having"
-FUL "full of", "providing"
-ISH "somewhat like"; with names of races", "peoples", "and languages
-LESS "without"
-LIKE "like"
-LY "having the qualities of"; with nouns that are units of time
-Y "somewhat like", "characterized by"
Denominal adjectives: Foreign origin
-AL, -IAL, -ICAL as in accidental, dialectal; editorial, professorial; psychological, philosophical
-ˈESQUE prominently associated with artistic individuality
-IC as in atomic, heroic, oceanic, specific; problematic, phonematic; Celtic, Arabic
-OUS, -IOUS as in desirous, virtuous, grievous, ambitious, vivacious; courteous, erroneous
Deverbal suffixes
-ABLE "of the kind that is subject to being V-ed"
-IVE as in attractive, effective', possessive''
Adverb suffixes
-LY very generally added to an adjective
-WARD(S) forms nongradable directional adverbs
-WISE forms nongradable adverbs from nouns
Verb suffixes
ˌ-ATE as in orchestrate, hyphenate
-EN converts adjectives to verbs
-IFY, -FY converts adjectives and nouns
-IZE (-ISE) converts adjectives and nouns