=Super= (=sur=), over; superstructure, surplus, survive, superscribe, surfeit, surcharge, supernatural, surname, supercilious. =Trans= (=tra=, =tres=); across; transmarine, translate, tradition, trespass, traduce. =Ultra=, beyond; ultramontane, ultramarine. =Vice=, instead of; viceroy, viceregal, viscount. 3. =GREEK.= =A= or =an=, not; anarchy, anomaly, anonymous, apteryx (wingless), atheist. =Amphi=, on both sides, round; amphibious, amphitheatre. =Ana=, up; anatomy, analysis, anabasis, analyse. =Anti= (=ant=), against; antithesis, antipathy, antarctic, antitype, antidote. =Apo= (=ap=, =aph=), from; apogee, apology, apostrophe, aphelion, aphorism. =Cata=, down; catarrh, catalepsy, catastrophe, catechism, cathartic, cathedral, catalogue. =Di= (=dis=), two; diphthong, dissyllable, dilemma, diploma. =Dia=, through; diameter, diagonal, diaphonous, diabolic, diagnosis, diastole, diaphragm. =En= (=el=, =em=), in; ellipse, emblem, energy, enthrone, empyrean, emphasis, emporium. =Endo=, within; endogenous. =Epi= (=ep=), upon; epilogue, epitaph, epiphany, epistle. =Exo=, without; exogenous, exotic. =Hyper=, over or above; hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolical, hypercritical, hyperborean. =Hypo= (=hyph=), under; hypotenuse, hypothesis, hypocrite, hyphen. =Meta= (=met=, =meth=) signifies after, change; metathesis, metonomy, method, metaphor. =Para= (=par=), beside; parabola, paraphrase, parhelion, parody, parable. =Peri=, round; perimeter, peristyle, perigee, periphery, period. =Pro=, before; prologue, problem, prophet, program. =Pros=, towards; prosody, proselyte. =Syn= (=sy=, =syl=, =sym=), together with; syndic, syntax, symbol, syllogism, syllable, system, systole, synchronous, symptom, sympathy. _SUFFIXES._ 4. =ENGLISH (OR TEUTONIC).= =Noun Suffixes.= 1. _Denoting a person or the doer of an action_: =-er= or =-ar=; singer, baker, beggar, liar, lawyer, bowyer (a bow-maker), sawyer, sailor, speaker, miller, (fletcher = flechier, an arrow-maker). =-nd= (old present participial ending); friend (= a loving person), fiend (= a hating person), errand, wind. =-ster= (originally a _female_ agent); Spinster, songster, maltster, huckster, baxter [= bakester], (now a term of contempt); youngster, gamester, punster. =-ter=, =-ther=, =-der=; daughter, father, spider (that is, spinder), mother, brother, foster (= foodster). 2. _Denoting an instrument_: =-der= or =-er=; ladder, rudder, bladder (from _blow_), feather, weather, rudder, murder, stair, finger (from _fangen_, to seize). =-el= or =-le=; shovel, girdle, shuttle, settle (a small seat), thimble. 3. _Forming abstract nouns_:
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