Among the most common of these prefixes are in, un and mis.
Many adverbs are regularly made from nouns and adjectives byprefixes and suffixes.
Prefixes to verbs: These are causative and reciprocal.
Henderson, however, prefixes x to give it the signification "daughter, or girl.
Scantiness of material prevents me from more than inferring the existence of these and otherprefixes in the other allied languages, from a few words apparently containing them.
In Turanian languages the suffix only is varied, and prefixes are scarcely at all used.
A system of verbal prefixes used to form verbs from certain stems, regularly varied in signification, according to the prefix used.
As in some of the old I E languages they are either verbal prefixes or follow their nouns.
It is curious to note, however, the change in the nomenclature of places in the endeavour to eliminate the religious and aristocratic prefixes and suffixes with which many of the Breton place-names were endowed.
The formative elements are called prefixes and suffixes.
Pupils are required to unite the prefixes and suffixes with the radicals, thus forming the English derivatives, which may be given either orally or in writing.
To these severe laws and penalties against heretics, Plato prefixes a Proem or Prologue of considerable length, commenting upon and refuting their doctrines.
He either prefixes a prologue to each of his laws--or blends the law with its proem--or gives what may be called a proem without a law, that is a string of hortatory or comminatory precepts.
What is the rule about the prefixes quasi, extra, supra, ultra, and pan?
What are the negative prefixes and how are they used?
Give fifteen common prefixes and tell how they are used, stating exceptions.
AFFIX is a general term for prefixes and suffixes; it may be applied to either or to both together.
The meanings of the above prefixeshave frequently been given.
The mere learning of the meaning of prefixes and suffixes and of the roots themselves, with the brief remarks on the meaning of some of the words, will need to be supplemented by a careful mastery of it all on his part.
And then having learned the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes, is it preposterous to train him to know the etymological significance of a few hundred words by showing him how they are built up?
Bracciolini is fond of using prefixes that have no meaning, as in his Funeral Oration on the death of his friend Niccoli: "moneta obsignari est coepta concipiebant" (Op.
Other peculiarities of Bracciolini's not shared by Tacitus: Two words terminating alike following two others with like terminations; prefixes that have no meaning; and playing on a single letter for alliterative purposes.
Morphology); the causal idea, which is expressed by the prefixes i-ka- is not negated.
For occasional irregularities of prefixes see ยงยง 347,b.
This tense prefixes the auxiliaries shall have or will have to the perfect participle: thus, Singular.
Derivative words are such as are formed from other words by prefixes or suffixes; as, injustice, goodness, falsehood.
This tense prefixes the auxiliary may, can, or must, to the radical verb: thus, Singular.
This tense prefixesthe auxiliary have to the perfect participle: thus, Singular.
This tense prefixes the auxiliary had to the perfect participle: thus, Singular.
This tense prefixes the auxiliary have to the perfect participle; and, like the infinitive present, is usually preceded by the preposition to: thus, To have loved.
This tense prefixes the auxiliary shall or will to the present: thus, 1.
Among the most numerous prefixesfound in Book of Mormon proper names, are Am, Anti, Gid and Hel, of which the first is by far the most frequent.
Before closing this branch of inquiry we will draw attention to the ancient Nephite prefixes and suffixes.
In Latin the preposition in such cases was prefixed to the word; and there were particles used asprefixes which were never used as prepositions.
The exceptional cases are chiefly derivatives from the Greek, and a study of the Greek prefixeswill often give us a hint in regard to the spelling of words containing y.
All common English prefixes and suffixes are kept undivided, even if the pronunciation would seem to require division.
Law: Words derived from other words by the addition ofprefixes or suffixes always retain the original form as far as possible.
We should become familiar with the principal Latin prefixes and always take them into account in the spelling of English words.
It is always difficult to do two things at the same time, and for that reason no reference has been made in the preceding exercises to the rules for prefixes and suffixes, and in general to the derivation of words.
If there are more than two acids in a series, the prefixes hypo, less, and per, more, are used.
De Quincey, Delabeche, Van Mildert, because these prefixes are meaningless in English and form an integral part of the name.
English names are, however, to be arranged under the prefixes De, Dela, Van, etc.
Prefixes present a great difficulty to the cataloguer, and here again a different rule has to be adopted for foreign names to that which governs English names.
Proper names of foreigners to be alphabetically arranged under the prefixes Dal.
Prefixes in proper names, even when printed separately, are to be treated as if they were joined.
For the same reason prefixes are retained in English names.
The prefixes M' and Mc to be arranged as if written in full, Mac.
Finally, a person was often distinguished from others by a combination of prefixes and suffixes attached to his name which, if omitted, might cause him to be taken for another person.
There were also various honorific prefixes and suffixes by which a person was distinguished.
Of the cardinals 24 Their prefixes 24 Their manner of combination, &c.
The prefixes rangi and ngati belong chiefly, the former to the names of females, the latter to the names of tribes.
In Esperanto, considerable use is made of prefixes and suffixes, every one of which has a clear, fixed meaning.
Sometimes applied also to such inflectional prefixes as the ge- of the German perfect participle.
For fuller explanation in such cases the student is referred to the list of Prefixes and Suffixes in the Appendix.
Do not capitalize the prefixes von, de, di, le, la, etc.
The prefixes employed are equally intelligible in all countries.
These same prefixes may be applied in ascending and descending scales to the are, the litre, and the gram.
Probably the Coptic prefixes were originally auxiliary verbs, or prepositions.
Between these prefixes and the noun or verb, pronominal infixes are introduced, by which possession is denoted in the case of a noun, and the subject in that of a verb.
There are many prefixes to its nouns and verbs, which before the former are articles or demonstrative pronouns.
This combination is formed either byprefixes or suffixes.
The prefixes are generally adjectival in signification, while the suffixes are usually classificatory.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prefixes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
