The suffix '-ine' means 'to have the nature of', and changes a noun to an adjective;
asinine; to have the nature of an ass
ursine; to have the nature of a bear
vulpine; to have the nature of a vulture
marine; to have the nature of the sea
saline; to have the nature of salt
The suffix "itis" is from Greek and is used in pathology to denote inflammation of an organ, as in appendicitis, gastritis.
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Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
acrimonious - adjective complacently - adverb advocate - verb generation - noun
A noun, usually meaning an operation of removal of whatever is described in the first part of the work. For example, an appendectomy removes a person's appendix.
Adding or subtracting a suffix often changes a word's part of speech.
It must be an adjective.
The suffix -itis forms a noun, indicating inflammation or a medical condition.
Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
acrimonious - adjective complacently - adverb advocate - verb generation - noun
A noun, usually meaning an operation of removal of whatever is described in the first part of the work. For example, an appendectomy removes a person's appendix.
Adding or subtracting a suffix often changes a word's part of speech.
It must be an adjective.
"Frailness" is a noun, like any other word formed by adding the suffix -ness to a root word that is an adjective.
"-ward" is a suffix that can function as an adverb, indicating direction or tendency, such as in words like "backward" or "forward."
The suffix affects a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. When you change the suffix, it changes the part of speech. If you change 'happy' into 'happiness' it becomes a noun; when you change it into 'happily' it becomes an adverb.
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The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.