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GRAMMATICAL ENDINGS
-onoun: in non-noun roots, presents the root as an abstraction -- parolo spoken word, speech; reĝo king; belo beauty
-aadjective: marks what is related to or identical with the root -- parola of speech, speaking; reĝa kingly, royal; bela beautiful
-eadverb: parole by speech; reĝe royally, as a king; bele beautifully
-jplural: paroloj spoken words; reĝoj kings; beloj beauties
-naccusative: li fidis shian parolon he trusted her word; mi servas la reĝon I serve the king; li adoris nur la belon he worshipped only beauty
-iverb, infinitive: paroli to speak; reĝi to be a king; beli to be beautiful
-asverb, present tense: mi parolas I speak; li reĝas he reigns; ŝi belas she is beautiful
-isverb, past tense: mi parolis I spoke; li reĝis he reigned; ŝi iam belis she was once beautiful
-osverb, future tense: mi parolos I will speak; li reĝos he will reign; ŝi iam belos denove she will someday be beautiful again
-usverb, conditional: mi parolus I would speak; li reĝus he would reign; tio belus that would be beautiful
-uverb, imperative: li parolu! let him speak!; longe li reĝu long may he reign!; mia filiino belu! may my daughter be beautiful!


PARTICIPIAL FORMATIVES
-ant-present active: konstruanta building
-at-present passive: konstruata being built
-int-past active: konstruinta having built
-it-past passive: konstruita built
-ont-future active: konstruonta going to build
-ot-future passive: konstruota going to be built


PREFIXES
Official
bo- relative by marriage: bofrato brother-in-law
dis- separation, dispersal: disŝiri tear asunder; dispeli disperse, scatter; disen! disperse!
ek- commencement, suddenness: ekbatali join battle; ekbrili flash
eks- former: eksedzino ex-wife; eksiĝi leave office, resign, retire; eksu! down with!
ge- both sexes together: gesinjoroj ladies and gentlemen; gelernejo co-ed school
mal- direct opposite: malbela ugly; malami hate; maltrinki (slang) urinate
mis- wrongly: misciti misquote; mis! butterfingers!
pra- primordiality, remoteness of relationship: praavo great grandfather; praarbaro primeval forest
re- return, repetition: repagi repay; relegi re-read


Unofficial
des- removal: desvesti undress; desmaski unmask; deskapi behead
eŭ- glorification: eŭvirino lady; eŭhundo purebred; eŭskribo fine penmanship
mini- mini-: minijupo miniskirt; minimagnetofono minirecorder
om- redo (differently): omskribi rewrite; omnomi rename; omfari redo
par- completely, -up: paruzi use up; pariri to go through to the end
po- in spurts: poveturadi travel by going short distances at a time
pre- pre- (replaces antaŭ in composed words): prediri predict; prekristnasko Christmas Eve
stif- step-: stifpatrino stepmother; stiffilo stepson


SUFFIXES
Official
-aĉ- disparagement: virinaĉo hag; belaĉa tawdry; skribaĉi scrawl
-ad- action, esp. prolonged, repeated, or habitual action: reĝado reign; vizitadi visit often, frequent
-aĵ- concrete manifestation: novaĵo news, novelty; nutraĵo nourishment; kreaĵo creation; retaĵo network; lanaĵoj woollens; majstraĵo masterpiece; pentraĵo painting
-an- member of, inhabitant of: policano policeman; Afrikano African
-ar- collective, group: vagonaro train; vortaro dictionary
-ĉj- endearment, masculine: Miĉjo Mike; Vilĉjo, Viĉjo Bill, Willy; paĉjo Dad
-ebl- possibility: lernebla learnable; sanigebla curable
-ec- abstract quality: amikeco friendship; blankeca whitish; posedeco ownership; kapteco captivity
-eg- augmentative: domego mansion; bluega deep blue; malamegi detest, abhor
-ej- place allotted to or characterized by: golfejo golf course; dormejo dormitory
-em- disposition, tendency: timema fearful; kaŝema secretive; erarema fallible
-end- passive obligation: farenda that must be done; evitenda that must be avoided
-er- small particle of a whole: akvero drop of water; monero coin
-estr- leader, head: imperiestro emperor; centestro centurion
-et- diminutive: ŝtoneto pebble; blueta bluish; boleti simmer
-id- descendant of: reĝido prince; Latinidaj lingvoj romance languages; katido kitten
-ig- causative = fari -a, -anta, -ata: shtatigi nationalize; faciligi facilitate; boligi boil; konstruigi cause to be built
-iĝ- become, get -a, -anta, -ata: amikiĝi become friends; paliĝi pale; manĝiĝi get eaten; sidiĝi sit down
-il- tool, implement: solvilo solvent; demandilo inquiry form; veturilo vehicle
-in- female: porkino sow; belulino belle; ĉemizino chemise (colloquial)
-ind- worthiness: fidinda trustworthy; ridinda ridiculous; kompatinda poor
-ing- socket, holder: glavingo scabbard; eningigi sheathe
-ism- theory, system; characteristic behavior: komunismo communism; Darvinismo Darwinism; anglismo anglicism; fetichismo fetishism
-ist- professional; enthusiastic amateur; adherent, partisan: floristo florist; biciklisto cyclist; Budhisto Buddhist
-nj- endearment, feminine: Marinjo, Manjo Maria; panjo Mom
-obl- multiple: duobla double; oblo multiple; multobliĝema prolific
-on- fraction: kvarono quarter; dekonaĵo tithe; duonigi halve
-op- collective numeral: duope in twos, two by two; triopigita fadeno three-ply thread; gutope drop by drop
-uj- container, receptacle: abelujo beehive; monujo purse; pomujo appletree; Anglujo (infrequent) England -- this last use of -uj- has largely been replaced by -i-
-ul- person: mamulo mammal; belulino belle; timulo coward; ulo guy, dude
-um- no fixed meaning: buŝumo muzzle; plenumi fulfill; amindumi woo


Unofficial
-ab- fixture, installation: lavabo sink; necesabo toilet
-abl- capability: pagabla able to pay, solvent; sanigabla curable; interchangeable with -iv-
-ac- (bot) name of family: rozacoj Rosaceae
-al- related to, belonging to: ŝtatala belonging to the state; mortala mortal
-al- (bot) name of order: likopodialoj Lycopodiales
-al- (chem) aldehyde: etanalo acetaldehyde
-algi- (med) pain: lumbalgio lumbago
-an- (chem) paraffin hydrocarbon: pentano pentane
-at- (chem) salt of -ic acid: nitrato nitrate
-ator- piece of machinery: generatoro generator; levatoro hoist, lift
-atr- -like, -ish: blankatra whitish; tagmezatra noonish
-e- -colored: orea golden; laktea milky-white
-ed- (zool) name of family: cervedoj Cervidae
-en- (chem) unsaturated hydrocarbon: propileno propylene
-en- (zool) name of subfamily: mustelenoj Mustelinae
-eni- -ennial: centenio centennial
-ent- person or thing permanently associated with an activity: studento student; kurento current
-esk- (lit) -esque: romaneska Romanesque
-i- name of a country: Alĝerio Algeria; Germanio Germany
-icid- (bio) -icide, -killer: herbicido herbicide
-iĉ- male: porkiĉo boar; beluliĉo hunk, Adonis
-id- (chem) -ide: klorido chloride
-if- (tech) -fy = fari -o: varmifi make into heat -- compare -ig-
-ik- (chem) salt, -ic: ferika klorido ferric chloride
-il- (chem) alkyl, -yl: butilo butyl
-ilion- million to the nth power: duiliono trillion (1,000,000,000,000); triiliono quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000)
-im- single instance of action: vipimo lash; martelimo hammer strike
-in- (chem) acetylenic hydrocarbon, -yne: butino butyne
-isim- most: bravisime most bravely; generalisimo generalissimo, commander in chief
-istik- art,science or skill: lingvistiko linguistics
-it- (chem) salt of -ous acid: nitrito nitrite
-it- (med) inflammation, -itis: apendicito appendicitis
-iv- capability: pagiva able to pay, solvent; produktiva productive; interchangeable with -abl-
-iz- -ize: (i) provide with: najlizi furnish with nails, stud; (ii) technical or scientific procedure: hipnotizi hypnotize
-metr- (o)meter: spektrometro spectrometer
-metri- (o)metry: spektrometrio spectrometry
-ograf- ographer: leksikografo lexicographer
-ografi- ography: leksikografio lexicography
-oid- -oid: elipsoido ellipsoid
-ol- (chem) -OH compound: etanolo ethyl alcohol
-olog- -ologer, -ologist: leksikologo lexicologist
-ologi- -ology: leksikologio lexicology
-om- (med) tumor: fibromo fibroma
-on- (chem) ketone: propanono propanone
-oskop- -oscope: spektroskopo spectroscope
-oskopi- -oscopy: spektroskopio spectroscopy
-oz- abundance of, full of: poroza porous
-oz- (chem) salt, -ous: feroza klorido ferrous chloride
-oz- (med) disease, -osis: tuberkulozo tuberculosis
-ud- large, abundant: mamuda large breasted; ventruda potbellied; kojonuda ballsy

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