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The suffix "ist" is not any part of speech as it is not a word. It's letters added to the end of a word to create another word, usually a noun.
Examples:
artist
guitarist
motorist
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∙ 2013-11-20 15:44:01
lenpollock
The suffix is the terminal part of a compound word. The word 'country side' has the suffix 'side'.
The prefix is the initial part of a compound word. . e.g. 'Attend', 'pretend', 'distend'.
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Before the suffix is added what part of speech is each word?
It depends onto which part of speech you are adding a suffix.
What is the suffix for environmentalist?
Environment
What words end with suffix ist?
Some words that use the suffix 'ist' are:abolitionistbotanistclarinetistdentistevangelistfatalistgeologistherpetologistisolationistjournalistkineticistlyricistmisogynistnihilistopportunistpianistquarterfinalistrealistsexisttranscriptionisturologistviolinistwatercolouristsxylophonistzoologist
What part of speech is ING?
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
What part of speech is the suffix ish?
There is no part of speech for suffixes. -Ish is often part of words that are adjectives however.
What part of speech is suffix?
Suffix is a noun. It refers to a part of a word.
Before the suffix is added what part of speech is each word?
It depends onto which part of speech you are adding a suffix.
What part of speech is paleontologist?
A paleontologist is typically a noun because a paleontologist is a person. (a noun is a person, place, or thing.) The suffix "-ist" always refers to a person.
What part of speech is -ward?
"-ward" isn't any part of speech. It's a suffix.
What is the suffix for environmentalist?
Environment
What is the part of speech for the suffix -y?
youtube
What part of speech is -logy?
It's a suffix.
What words end with suffix ist?
Some words that use the suffix 'ist' are:abolitionistbotanistclarinetistdentistevangelistfatalistgeologistherpetologistisolationistjournalistkineticistlyricistmisogynistnihilistopportunistpianistquarterfinalistrealistsexisttranscriptionisturologistviolinistwatercolouristsxylophonistzoologist
What affects a word part of speech?
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.
What part of speech is ING?
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
What part of speech is the suffix ish?
There is no part of speech for suffixes. -Ish is often part of words that are adjectives however.
What part of speech is created by adding the suffix itis to a word?
That suffix makes a noun.
