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Examples: synonym, synagogue, synchronism, syndrome, syncopate, symbiosis, symmetry, symphony, symposium, symptom, syllable. syn- (συν-) is very much like Latin con-, meaning “with,” “together.” Like con-, it may also show ASSIMILATION.Examples: ( dyslexia, dysphasia, dysentery, dysgenesis, dysphoria) ( euphoria, dysphemism) ( euphemism, dystopia) ( utopia (<οὐτοπια, “no place”). dys- (δυσ-), provides the opposite to eu-, since it means “badly” or “hard” it is something like Latin male.Examples: euphony, eugenic, euthanasia, eurhythmic, euphoria, euphemism. A guide to more than twenty thousand synonyms and antonyms, in an easy-to-use, A-to-Z format, uses modern preferred usages and spellings, avoids outmoded. eu- (ἐυ-), an adverb meaning “well,” was also used as a prefix cf.Examples: antonym, antagonist, antarctic, antidote, antipathy, antiphony, antipodes, antiseptic. ant(i)- (ἀντι-) is a prefix that we can easily recognize as meaning “against” or “opposite.” However we must be careful not to confuse it in English with the very different Latin prefix ante- (“before”). effective learners will have developed a repertoire of different cognitive and metacognitive strategies and be able to effectively use and apply these in a.Examples in English include atheist, atheism, atom, amorphous, achromatic, amnesia, amnesty, aphasia, apathy, asbestos and (with an-) anarchy, analgesic, anaesthetic, anonymous, anomaly, anaemia, and anorexia. a- (ἀ-), sometimes known as ALPHA PRIVATIVE, is the prefix that corresponds to English un- or Latin in-, meaning “not” or “without.” Before a base beginning with a vowel it changes to an- (ἀν-).Let us approach the problem gently by examining five Greek prefixes that are fairly straightforward: a(n)-, anti-, eu-, dys-, and syn. Because Latin and Greek are closely cognate, some verbal elements match almost perfectly but the two languages did, after all, belong to different branches of the Indo-European family. Be forewarned, however, that these are not always exact counterparts. You will see, in fact, that a column of suggested Latin “equivalents” is provided. As each new Greek prefix is introduced in the coming pages, ask yourself whether it has a Latin counterpart that may play a similar semantic role in English word formation.

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Now, in Chapter 21, you will meet a full repertory of Greek prefixes.Īs usual, the best preparation for a new Greek topic will be to review its parallel in Latin-in this case, Part I, Chapter 8 (especially the summary in §59). Strictly speaking, however, they are better described as combining forms or adaptations of Greek adjectives and numerals.

There is nothing wrong with calling them prefixes, in the general sense of that term. In the last two chapters you have met Greek-derived forms that we might consider prefixes in English- neo-, poly-, mono-, penta-, and kilo-, for example.

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