Nordaþ affixes
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Nordaþ uses prefixes and suffixes (affixes) to convey additional meaning besides simple noun cases and verb conjugations. Below is an exhaustive list of such affixes and their English equivalents.
Prefixes
English Prefix | Meaning | English Example | Prefix (back/front) |
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a(n)- | not, without | atonality, asexuality, amoral, anarchy, anonymous | am/äm- |
aero- | air | aeronautics, aerodrome, aeroplane, aerodynamics | brï/bre- |
anti- | against | antidote, antibody, anticlockwise | antï/änti- |
auto- | self | autonomy, autobiography, automobile, autopilot | ïlka/ilkä- |
circum- | around | circumnavigation, circumlocution, circumference | rïng/ring- |
co/com/col/cor/con- | with, together | cooperative, conference, connotation, context, congregation | mïd/mid- |
contra- | opposite | contradictory, contraception | angï/änge |
deca/deka- | ten | dekametre | dak/dek- |
deci- | tenth | decimetre | dakþa/dekþä- |
di- | two | diurnal | du/dy- |
dia- | through | diagonal, diagnosis | þur/þyr- |
dys- | deformed, abnormal | dyspepsia, dystrophy | nat/nät- |
ec(o)- | house | ecology, economy, ecotourism | haim- |
electr(o)- | electricity | electrocution, electroencephalogram | lïman/limän- |
encephalo- | brain | encephalitis | bra/brä- |
end(o)/ent(o)- | inside | endoscope, endothermic | ïn/en- |
erg(o)- | work | ergonomics | arbai/ärbai- |
ex(o)- | outside | exoskeleton | au- |
hyper- | excessively | hyperactive, hyperthyroidism | su/sy- |
hypo- | far below normal | hypothermia, hypodermic | lu/ly- |
in/im/il/ir- | not | immorality, illiteratacy, infallibility | nï/ne- |
inter- | between | internet, international | ma/mä- |
intra- | within | intramural, intravenous | ïïn/en- |
kilo- | thousand | kilogram, kilometre | tau- |
macro- | big | macroscopic | kru/kry- |
mega- | million | megabyte | mïl/mil- |
micro- | millionth, very small | microgram, microscopic, microorganism | mïlþa/milþä- |
mid- | middle | mid-terms | mïd/mid- |
milli- | thousandth | milligram, millimetre | tauþa/tauþä- |
mis- | wrong | misanthropy, miscarriage, misogyny | mïs/mis- |
post- | after | postpartum depression, postmodernity, postmodernism | aftï/äfte- |
pre- | before | prediction, preview, precedent, prenatal care | far/fär- |
psycho- | mind, mental | psychology, psychosomatic | mund/mynd- |
re- | again | return, review, remark | aib- |
rect(i)- | straight, upright | rectangle, rectify | rïk/rek- |
retro- | backwards, reverse | retrograde | baa/bää- |
sub- | below, less than, under | subset, subsonic, subway, subtitles | bulg/bylg- |
super- | extremely, more than | superhuman, Superego, supersonic | maa/mää- |
syn- | along with, together, at the same time | synergy, synchronicity | aal/ääl- |
tel(e)/tel(o)- | (the other) end, far, over a long distance | telecommunications, television, telephoto lens, telodynamic | tïl/tel- |
trans- | across | transfer, transatlantic, Trans-Siberian railway | tran/trän- |
trans- | beyond | transubstantiation | ïþ/eþ- |
tri- | three | triangle | trï/tre- |
un- | taking something away | undo, undelete | rïm/rem- |
uni- | one | unilateral | un/yn- |