An English Grammar and Analysis

Questions. 1. Give the meaning of the following Latin prefixes: ab-, ante-, in-, per-, sub-, super-, trans-, vice-. Illustrate by examples.

2. Give five Latin suffixes used in forming Abstract Nouns, and give two nouns with each suffix.

3. Write down ten nouns which end in a Latin diminutive
suffix.

4. Underline the prefixes and suffixes in the following words,
and give the meaning or use of each prefix and suffix:
General, regular, anxious, important, inspiration, con-
jugate.
5. Point out the root in each of the following words, and
state the use of each suffix: Dictate, fertilise, flourish,
classify.

GREEK PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES.

GREEK PREFIXES.

a-, an- (not): abyss, apathy, anodine, anarchy, anecdote. amphi- (on both sides, round): amphibious, amphitheatre. ana- (up, again): anatomy, analysis, analogy, anabaptist. anti- (against): antithesis, antipathy, antidote, anti-climax. apo- (from, off): apogee, aphelion, apology.

arch-, -archi, -arche (first, chief): archbishop, archangel, architect, archetype.

cata (down, thoroughly): cataract, catastrophe, catalogue, category.

di-, dis- (two, in two, twice): disyllable or dissyllable, diphthong. dia- (through, among): diameter, diatonic, dialogue, dialect, diagonal.

em-, en- (in, on): emphatic, empirical, enema, enthusiasm,

endemic.

endo- (within): endogen, endosperm, endosmose.

epi- (upon): epigram, epitaph, epilogue, epidemic, epoch. ec-, ex-, -exo (out, outside): ecstasy, exodus, exogen.

hyper- (over): hyperbole, hypercritical, hyperborean.

hypo- (under): hypothesis, hypocrisy, hypothenuse, hyphen. meta- (among, after implies change): metaphor, metamorphosis, method (= a way after).

pan-, panto- (all): panorama, pantomime, panacea.

para- (beside): paraphrase, paragraph, parable, parasite, paradox. peri- (round): perimeter, periphery, period, peripatetic.

pro- (before) program, prologue, prophet, proscenium.

pros- (to, towards): prosody, proselyte.

proto- (first): prototype, protomartyr, protoplasm.

syn- (with, together): syntax, syllable, symbol, synchronous, synod, syndicate.

eu- (well): euphony, eulogy, euphemism, evangelist.

GREEK SUFFIXES.

-e: apostrophe, catastrophe, epitome, syncope, anemone, theme, scheme, epistle.

-y (a) philosophy, allegory, melody, harmony, lethargy, monarchy, aristocracy.

-ic, -tic: logic, arithmetic, aesthetic, physic(s), ethics, rhetoric. -sis, -sy, -se (-os): basis, emphasis, analysis, synthesis, ellipse,

apse.

-sm: euphemism, criticism, schism, heroism, pleonasm.

-isk: asterisk, obelisk.

-te, -t (-τns): apostate, comet, planet, patriot, acrobat, idiot.

-arch (ruler): patriarch, monarch, oligarch, tetrarch.

-ma, -m diorama, drama, comma, rhythm, balsam, balm, chasm, dram, emblem, symptom, system, program, idiom, axiom.

-st sophist, gymnast, botanist, psychologist.

-oid (like): spheroid, deltoid, rhomboid, asteroid.

-ter, tre, er centre, meter, theatre, presbyter, leper.

-ize (verbs): baptize, theorize, organize, sympathize, symbolize.1

Questions. 1. Give the meaning of the following Greek Prefixes: a-, an-, anti-, dia-, arch-, hyper-, hypo-, syn-, eu-, para-.

2. Give examples of Greek words ending in -e, -sm, -arch, -ma, -m, -st, -vid, -y.

It is becoming customary to substitute the Saxon S for the Greek Z; baptise, etc.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY.

TEUTONIC WORDS. ENGLISH ROOTS.1

N.B.-All the Pronouns, Prepositions, and Conjunctions, all the Adjectives of Irregular Comparison, the Numbers up to a Thousand, all the Auxiliary, Anomalous, and Strong Verbs, are of Teutonic (English) origin.

Words of Danish or Scandinavian origin are indicated by the letters (Sc.). The rest are Pure English Words.

1. Names of Parts of the Body, and of Bodily States, etc.

ankle

arm

back

mood (A.S.
mind, feeling)

spittle

blind

forehead

mouth

tear

The accompanying lists are composed of typical words, and are not exhaustive. Compounds and derivatives have been excluded except in special cases. For other Teutonic words, see Dutch and German words, p. 215, and doublets, p. 191. 3 Knuckle is Celtic.

2 Bald is Celtic.

shin

shoulder

sick

side

Ger.)

bride

broker

2. Names of Persons and of Domestic and Social Distinctions.

boy (O. Low girl (O. Low maiden

Ger.)

God