Grammatical Material 


Alexander Gode and Hugh E. Blair
Interlingua: a grammar of the international language
New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1955 (2nd edition)
ISBN 0-8044-0186-1
(summarized extracts)


Grammatical Words. , Personal Pronouns, Alternative Comparisons., Verbs., Numerals., Word Building.


GRAMMATICAL WORDS, section 134, pages 51-55:

a:         to; at
ab:        (prep) since, from
alias:     otherwise, in another manner; alias; at another time
alibi:     elsewhere
ali(c)-:   any-, some-
alicubi:   somewhere; anywhere
alicun:    some, any; a few;  alicun cosa: something, anything
alicuno:   someone, somebody; anyone, anybody
aliquando: sometime; at any time
aliquanto: somewhat, to some degree
alique:    (pron) something, anything; (adv) somewhat
alora:     then; in that case, consequently
alto:      top;  in alto: up; upwards; upstairs; on top
ambe:      (adj) both;  ambes: (pron) both
an:        (inter part) --;  an il habe le libro?: has he the book?;
           (conj) whether
ancora:    (adv) still, yet; (interj) encore
anque:     also, too;  anque io: me too;  non solo ... ma anque:
           not only ... but also
ante:      (prep) before, in front of; earlier than; above; (adv) before,
           ahead; earlier; forward;  ante que: before
ante-heri: day before yesterday
a pena:    hardly, scarcely
apud:      near, with, at, by
assatis:   (adv) enough; rather, fairly, quite
assi:      thus, so;  assi ... como: as ... as
avante:    before, in front, ahead; forward

basso:     bottom;  a basso: down, downward;  in basso: down, below,
           downward; downstairs
bastante:  (adj) enough, sufficient; (adv) enough, sufficiently
ben que:   although
bis:       twice; encore

cata:      (adj) each;  cata uno: each (one)
causa:     cause;  a causa de: because of
certo:     certainly
circa:     around, about; approximately
como:      how; as, like;  como si: as though, as if
comocunque: however, in whatever way
con:       with, together with; by means of
concernante: concerning
contra:    (prep) opposite, facing; against; (adv) opposite, facing;
           on the contrary
cuje:      whose
-cunque:   -ever

de:        from, since; of, belonging to; made of; with, by means of;
           de (+inf): to
deman:     tomorrow;  deman matino: tomorrow morning;
           deman vespere: tomorrow night
depost:    (adv) afterwards, later; (prep) after, since;
           depost que: since, from the time that
desde:     (prep) since, from
dum:       while, as long as; until; provided that, if only
dunque:    therefore
durante:   during;  durante que: while, whilst

e:         and;  e ... e: both ... and
ecce:      lo!, see!, behold!; here is, here are
ergo:      therefore, accordingly, consequently, then, ergo
esque:     (inter part)  esque ille ha le libro?: has he the book?
et cetera, etc.: and so forth, and so on, et cetera, etc.
etiam:     also, likewise, too; even, even yet, yet;
           non solmente ... sed etiam: not only ... but also
ex:        out of, from
excepte:   except, excepting
extra:     adv) without, on the outside; besides, in addition, extra;
           (prep) outside of, without, beyond; except, excepting;
           besides, in addition to

foras:     (adv) out of doors, outside, out; from without;
           (prep) beyond, except;  foras de: outside of, without;
           foras de se: beside oneself
forsan:    perhaps, maybe

gratis:    gratis, free of charge

haber:     to have;  il ha: there is, there are
heri:      yesterday
hic:       here;  de hic a (un hora): (an hour) from now;  usque (a) hic:
           up to here, thus far; up to now, hitherto;  hic juncte: herewith
hodie:     today

ibi:       there
ibidem:    in the same place; ibidem; ibid.; ib.
idem:      the same (thing); idem; id.
igitur:    (adv/conj) then, therefore, thereupon
il:        (impers pron) it
illa:      she, her
illac:     there
ille:      he, it; him; that, the former
illes:     they; them
illo:      it
in:        in, into
infra:     (adv) below, underneath, beneath; (prep) below, under, beneath
insimul:   together
inter:     between, among
interim:   meanwhile, in the meantime
intertanto: meanwhile, in the meantime
intra:     (adv/prep) within
intro:     inwardly, internally, on the inside, in
io:        I
ipse:      myself, yourself, himself, etc.;  hodie ipse: this very day
iste:      this, the latter
ita:       thus, so; just so, yes; and so, consequently; accordingly

jam:       already, at once, right away; just now, a moment ago;
           indeed, surely;  non ... jam: no longer
jammais:   ever, at any time;  non ... jammais: never;  jammais!: never!
justo:     just, exactly;  justo nunc, justo ora: just now, right now
juxta:     (adv) near, near by; (prep) near, near to, next to

la:        her
le:        (art) the
le:        (pron) him
les:       them
lo:        it;  lo que: that which, what
loco:      place;  in loco de: instead of;  in su loco: instead
longe:     far; away, far away;  de longe: from afar, from a distance
lontan:    distant, far-off
lor:       their
lore:      their

ma:        but;  no solo ... ma anque: not only ... but also
malgrado:  in spite of
maniera:   manner, way;  de maniera que: so that
me:        me
melio:     (adv) better;  tanto melio: so much the better
melior:    (adj) better;  le melior: the best
mesme:     same; myself, yourself, himself, etc. (as in "the king himself")
mesmo:     likewise; even;  hodie memso: this very day;  ora mesmo: right now
mi:        my
mie:       mine
minus:     less; minus;  a minus que: unless;  al minus: at least;
           totos minus ille: all but him;  le minus: the least
multo:     very; much

nam:       for
nemo:      no one, nobody
ni:        neither, no, also not
nihil, nil: nothing
nimie:     (adj) too much, too many
nimis:     (adv) too, too much
no:        (adv) no
non:       not; no;  si non: if not; except; unless it be
nondum:    not yet
nonne:     (inter part) is it not?;  il es ver, nonne?: it is true, isn't it?
nonobstante: (prep) despite, in spite of; (adv) nevertheless
nos:       us, we
nostre:    our, ours
nulle:     (adj) not any, no; null, worthless, without legal force
nullemente: in no way, not at all
nunc:      now
nunquam:   never
nusquam:   nowhere

o:         or;  o ... o: either ... or
olim:      once, formerly; at a future time, sometime (in the future)
omne:      (adj) all; each, every;  de omne mano: from every hand;
           de omne latere: from every side;  in omne caso: in any case;
           omne cosa: everything;  omnes: (pron) all
on:        one
ora:       now

parte:     part;  a parte: apart, aside;  in parte: in part;  del parte de:
           on the part of;  de parte a parte: through and through;
           in nulle parte: nowhere
passato:   ago
pauc:      (adj) little, not much; few;  un pauc (de): a little;
           pauc a pauc: little by little;  in pauc: shortly, before long
pauco:     (adv) little
per:       through; during, throughout; by, through, by means of; per
perque:    (adv/conj) why; because
plus:      more; plus;  le plus: the most;  de plus: furthermore, besides;
           de plus in plus: more and more;  in plus: furthermore, in addition,
           also;  al plus: at best;  plus o minus: more or less;  non ... plus:
           no more; no longer
pois:      (adv) afterwards, thereafter; (conj) for;  pois que: since,
           as, because
post:      (adv) behind, back, backwards; afterwards, after; (prep) behind;
           after;  post que: since, because
postea:    afterwards, thereafter
postquam:  (conj) after; as soon as
potius:    rather, sooner
presso:    (adv/prep) near, close;  a presso de: at the home of; in care of;
           with, among
presto:    presto, quickly, quick as a wink
preter:    (adv) past, beyond; (prep) past, along, alongside of;
           beyond; except, excepting; in addition to
pridem:    long ago
pro:       for, in favor of; in exchange for, in place of;
           pro (+inf): (in order) to
proque:    (adv/conj) why; because

qual:      which; what;  le qual: which; that; who
qualcunque: any, whatever
quando:    (adv/conj) when
quandocunque: whenever
quante:    (and) how much, how many
quanto:    (adv) as much as; as far as;  quanto ... tanto: the ... the;
           quanto a: as for
quare:     wherefore, why
quasi:     almost, nearly; in a certain sense, in a way;  quasi que: as if
que:       (interr pron) what; (rel pron) who, whom, which, that
qui:       who, whom;  de qui: whose
quia:      because, for
quicunque: whoever, whomever, whosoever
quo:       (adv) whither, where; wherefore; (conj) so that, in order that

re:        about, concerning
retro:     back, backwards; ago;  a retro: backwards

salvo:     save, but, but for;  salvo que: save that, but that
satis:     enough; rather, somewhat;  esser satis: to be enough;
           haber satis: to have enough;  satis de (tempore, etc.):
           enough (time, etc.)
se:        (refl pron) himself; herself; itself; themselves
secundo:   (prep) (following) after; along, by; according to;
           secundo que: according as
sed:       but
semper:    always
si:        (adv) thus, so; yes;  si ... como: as ... as
si:        (conj) if; whether;  si non: if not; except, unless it be
sia:       be, may be, let there be;  sia ... sia: be (it) ... or be (it);
           whether ... or;  qual que sia: whatever, whatsoever
sin:       (prep) without
sol:       (adj) sole, alone, only;  viver sol: to live alone;
           sentir se sol: to feel lonesome, lonely
solo:      (adv) only, merely;  non solo ... ma anque: not only ... but also
su:        his, her, its
sub:       (prep) under, below, beneath
subinde:   immediately after, just after, forthwith; repeatedly,
           frequently, often, from time to time
subito:    suddenly, unexpectedly
subtus:    (adv) below, beneath, underneath
sue:       his, hers, its
super:     (prep) on, upon; on top of; over, above; about, concerning, on;
           (adv) above, on top;  super toto: above all
supra:     (prep) above, over; (adv) on the top, above
sur:       on, upon; on top of

tal:       such, such a;  tal e tal: such and such
talmente:  (adv) so;  un libro talmente belle: so beautiful a book,
           such a beautiful book
tamen:     yet, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding
tante:     (adj) so much, so many;  tante per cento: so much per hundred,
           percentage;  tante ... como: as much, as many ... as
tanto:     (adv) so, so much;  tanto ... como: as much ... as;  in tanto que:
           inasmuch as;  tanto plus ... que: all the more ... that;
           quanto ... tanto: the ... the
tarde:     (adv) late;  plus tarde: later; later on;  al plus tarde:
           at the latest
te:        you, thee; yourself, thyself
tosto:     presently, soon, promptly;  plus tosto: rather, sooner;
           si tosto que: as soon as
tote:      (adj) all; every, each;  tote le (homines): all (men);
           totos: all, everyone;  de tote (le) corde: wholeheartedly;
           tote (le) duo: both
totevia:   yet, still, nevertheless
toto:      (n) all, everything;  le toto: the whole;  super toto: above all;
           ante toto: before all;  post toto: after all;  del toto: at all;
           in toto: entirely, wholely, in toto
toto:      (adv) all, quite, wholely
trans:     across, over, beyond, on the farther side of
troppo:    too, too much;  troppo (de) (libros, etc.): too many (books, etc.);
           troppo (de) (aqua, etc.): too much (water, etc.); de troppo:
           superfluous, in the way, de trop
tu:        your, thy
tue:       yours, thine
tunc:      then

ubi:       (adv) where; (conj) where; when; as soon as; wherewith; in which;
           a ubi: where, whither;  de ubi: from where, whence
ubicunque: wherever
ubique:    everywhere; anywhere, wheresoever, wherever
ultra:     (adv) on the other side, beyond, farther; (prep) on the farther
           side of; beyond, past; besides;  ultra illo: besides, moreover;
           ultra que: aside from the fact that
un:        a, an;  le un le altere: on another, each other;  le unes les
           alteres: one another, each other
uno:       (indef pron) one
unquam:    ever, at any time
usquam:    somewhere
usque:     (prep) (all the way up) to, up to; till, until;
           usque nunc: up to now

verso:     towards, to
via:       (adv) away; off;  via!: go away!, begone!; (prep) by way of, via
vice:      (n) turn, stead; time (as in "three times");  alicun vices:
           sometimes;  un vice: once; on one occasion; formerly;  un vice que:
           once, once that;  in vice de:  instead of;  a vices: at times;
           altere vice: a second time;  plure vices: several times, repeatedly
viste:     considering;  viste que: considering that
voluntarie: willingly, readily, gladly, with pleasure
vos:       you; yourself, yourselves
vostre:    your, yours

ya:        (adv) indeed, certainly, of course;  ya (io lo crede):
           (I) do (believe it)

PERSONAL PRONOUNS, section 54, page 21: OBJ POSS POSS SUBJ PREP OBJ REFL ADJ PRON 1p sg io ......me...... mi mie 2p sg tu ......te...... tu tue 3p sg m ille......... le se su sue 3p sg f illa......... la se su sue 3p sg n illo, il..... lo se su sue 1p pl nos..................... nostre..... 2p pl vos..................... vostre..... 2p pl m illes........ les se lor lore 2p pl f illas........ las se lor lore 2p pl s illos........ los se lor lore on uno..........................

ALTERNATIVE COMPARISONS, section 37, pages 14f:

parve : plus parve    : le plus parve
        minor         : le minor
                        minime
small : smaller/least : smallest/least

magne : plus magne    : le plus magne
        major         : le major
                        maxime
great : greater       : greatest

bon   : plus bon      : le plus bon
        melior        : le melior
                        optime
good  : better        : best

mal   : plus mal      : le plus mal
        pejor         : le pejor
                        pessime
bad   : worse         : worst

VERBS, sections 80ff, pages 29ff:

model:              | -ar              -er              -ir
--------------------+-------------------------------------------------
INFINITIVE          | crear            vider            audir
PRESENT PARTICIPLE  | creante          vidente          audiente
PAST PARTICIPLE     | create           vidite           audite
IMPERATIVE          | crea!            vide!            audi!
PRESENT             | crea             vide             audi
PAST                | creava           videva           audiva
PRESENT PERFECT     | ha create        ha vidite        ha audite
PAST PERFECT        | habeva create    habeva vidite    habeva audite
FUTURE              | creara           videra           audira
FUTURE PERFECT      | habera create    habera vidite    habera audite
CONDITIONAL         | crearea          viderea          audirea
CONDITIONAL PERFECT | haberea create   haberea vidite   haberea audite

Passives are formed from the corresponding
tenses of ESSER plus past participle.

The following alternative forms are available:

es  = esse (singular/plural)
son = esse (plural)
era = esseva
sia = esse (optional irregular subjunctive)
ha  = habe
va  = vade

NUMERALS, sections 118ff, pages 42ff:

0 zero
1 un       10 dece
2 duo      20 vinti
3 tres     30 trenta
4 quatro   40 quaranta
5 cinque   50 cinquanta
6 sex      60 sexanta
7 septe    70 septanta
8 octo     80 octanta
9 nove     90 novanta

cento          100                  Comma for decimal point.
mille          1.000
million        1.000.000         -illion/-illiardo de cosas.
milliardo      1.000.000.000                       ^^
billion        1.000.000.000.000
billiardo      1.000.000.000.000.000
trillion       1.000.000.000.000.000.000
trilliardo     1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
quatrillion    1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
quatrilliardo  1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
quintillion    1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000
quintilliardo  1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000

1me   prime         =  + -esime
2nde  secunde
3tie  tertie       half = medie / medietate
4te   quarte
5te   quinte       adverbial numerals: ordinal -e > -o
6te   sexte
7me   septime
8ve   octave
9ne   none
10me  decime
last  ultime

simple     simple / simplice
double     duple  / duplice
triple     triple / triplice
quadruple  quadruple
quintuple  quintuple
sixfold    sextuple
sevenfold  septuple
eightfold  octuple
ninefold   nonuple
tenfold    decuple
100fold    centuple

WORD BUILDING, sections 135ff, pages 56ff

(Summary; examples and some notes omitted.)
(Note: use of the mark ' for pronunciation indicates
(a stress on the vowel or syllable preceding the mark.)


Nouns derived from Nouns
------------------------

-ada    1. 'product made from ...';  2. 'series of ...'
-age    (pronun. -aje) 'collection of ...' (Note: -agi- before
        -a- or -o- of additional suffix)
-alia   'worthless collection of ...'
-ano    1. 'native, citizen, or inhabitant of ....';  2. 'language of ...';
        3. 'adherent or follower of ...'  (fem. -ana in senses 1,3)
        (Note: used with names of places and persons.  In the case of
        place names not ending in -a or -o as also of all names of
        persons, the euphonic variant -iano is to be preferred.)
-ario   I. 'person concerned with or characterized by ...';
        II. 1. 'collection of ...';  2. 'place containing ...'
-astro  1. 'inferior or worthless ...';  2. 'related through remarriage
        of a parent' (fem. -astra)
-ata    'contents of or quantity contained in one ...'
-ato    'function, status, rank, jurisdiction, period of office, or
        territory of a ...'
-eria   (pronun. -eri'a) 1. 'place where ... is made, worked, kept,
        or sold';  2. 'art, craft, trade, or practice of working with
        ...';  3. 'behavior of a ... or like that of a ...'
-ero    'one who works with or deals in ...'
-ese    1. 'native, citizen, or inhabitant of ...';  2. 'language of ...'
-essa   1. 'female ...';  2. 'wife of a ...'
-eto    'grove of ... trees'
-etto, -etta  'little, small, or minor ...'
-ia     (pronun. -'ia) 'country, province, or region of the ...s, or
        named for'  (Note: used with names of peoples and persons.)
-ia     (pronun. -i'a) 1. 'state, quality, status, or jurisdiction of
        (a, an) ...'  2. 'art, science, or practice, also profession,
        establishment, etc. of (a, an) ...'  (Note: used mostly with
        compounds.)
-ica    'science or study of the ...'
-ico    'one skilled in the art or science of ...'
-iera   1. 'that which contains, covers, or protects ...';
        2. 'field, mine, quarry, etc. where ... grows or is found'
-iero   'tree, bush, plant, etc. bearing or producing ...'
-il     'place where ...s are kept'  (Note: used with names of animals.)
-ina    'substance made from, characterizing, related to, etc. ...'
        (Note: used mostly as technical [chemical] suffix.)
-ismo   1. 'state or practice of being a ...';  2. [Med.] ' abnormal
        condition resulting from excess of ...';  3. 'doctrine or practice
        of, or concerned with ...';  4. 'something characteristic of ...,
        or of the language of ...'
-ista   1. 'one who practices the art or science of ...';  2. 'adherent
        of the doctrine of...'
-ita    1. 'inhabitant, citizen, or native of ...';  2. 'member, adherent,
        or partisan of'
-ite    'rock or other mineral containing ..., resembling ...,
        characterized by ..., related to ...'  (Note: used mostly in
        technical [mineralogical] terms.)
-itis   'inflammatory disease of the ...'  (Note: used with names of
        parts of the body, chiefly in technical [medical] term.)
-oide   'something like, or shaped like ...'
-osis   'abnormal or diseased condition, state, or process of the ...,
        caused by ..., characterized by ..., etc.'  (Note: used chiefly
        in technical [medical] words.)


Adjectives derived from Nouns
-----------------------------

-al     'pertaining to ..., characteristic of ..., etc.'
-an     'pertaining to ...'; esp. 'native of ...'  (Note: used with names
        of places and persons.  In the case of place names not ending in
        -a or -o as also of all names of persons, the euphonic variant
        -ian is to be preferred.)
-ari    'pertaining to ..., consisting of ..., etc.'
-ate    'having a .... or ...s'
-esc    1. 'like, similar to, or characteristic of a ...';  2. 'in the
        manner or style of ...'
-ese    'pertaining to'; esp. 'native to ..., of ...'  (Note: used with
        names of places.)
-ic     'of, pertaining to ..., characterized by ...'
-ifere  'bearing, producing, yielding'
-ific   'making, causing ...'
-in     'of, pertaining to, etc., ...'  (Note: used particularly with
        names of animals.)
-ista   pertaining to ...ism or ...ists'  (Note: not distinct from
        nouns in apposition.)
-oide   'like ..., shaped like ...'  (Note: used chiefly in technical
        term.)
-ose    'having, abounding in ..., characterized by'  (Note: -ion plus
        -ose > -iose.)
-otic   'pertaining to ...osis'


Verbs derived from Nouns and Adjectives
---------------------------------------

-ar     1. 'to make use of ....; to apply, give, etc. ...';
        2. 'to render ..., to make ..., etc.'
-ificar 'to make, render ...; to convert into ...'
-isar   1. 'to make into ...';  2. 'to apply ...; to make use (of the
        principles) of ..., etc.';  3. 'to render ..., to make'


Nouns derived from Adjectives
-----------------------------

-essa    'state or quality of being ...'
-ia      (pronun. -'ia) 'state or quality of being ...'  (Note: used
         chiefly with adjectives in -nte.)
-ia      (pronun. -i'a) 'state or quality of being ...'  (Note: used
         chiefly with technical compounds.)
-ismo    1. 'state or quality of being ...';  2. 'doctrine or practice
         concerned with what is ...';  3. 'something characteristic of
         the ... people or their language'
-ista    'adherent of the doctrine or practice concerned with what
         is ...'
-itate   'state or quality of being ...'  (Note: synonym of -itude,
         but preferred when the base is already a derivative.)
-idude   'state or quality of being ...'


Adjectives derived from Adjectives
----------------------------------

-ette   'somewhat ...; pretty ...'


Derivations from Verbs
----------------------

-ada    n 'continued or prolonged action of ...ing'
-age    n 'action or process of ...ing'
-eria   n 1. 'place where ... is done';  2. 'art, craft, trade, or
        practice of ...ing; also: the product of such work'
-amento, -imento  n 'action or result of ...ing'
-ante, -ente, iente  adj '...ing, that ...s'  (Note: identical with
        present participle.)
-ante, -ente, -iente  n 'one who or that which is ...ing or ...s'
-antia, -entia, -ientia  n 'state or quality of ...ing'
-abile, -ibile  adj 'that can be ...ed; that is worthy to be ...ed'
-ation, -ition  n 'action or result of ...ing'
-ative, -itive  adj 1. 'tending to ...';  2. 'having the function
        of ...ing'
-ator, -itor  n 'one who, or that which ...s'
-atori, -itori  adj 'pertaining to, or serving for, the action
        of ...ing'
-atorio, -itorio  n 'place where, installation or instrument with which
        ...ing is done'
-atrice, -itrice  n 'a woman who ...s'
-atura, itura  n 'action or result of ...ing'
-ate, -ite  adj 1. '...ed, being ...ed';  2. '...ed, having ...ed
        (Note: identical with the past participle.)


General Prefixes
----------------

ad-     (v) 'to, toward, into'  (Note: by extension, 'change into,
        increase of intensity, etc.'.)
ante-   (n, adj, v) 'preceding in time or space'
anti-   (n, adj) opposed to, against; opposite'  (Note: ant- before
        'h' and vowels.)
auto-   (n, adj) 'self'  (Note: aut- before vowels.)
circum- (adj, v) 'about, around'
co-     (n, adj) 'joint, fellow'
con-    (n, adj, v) 'with, together, jointly, mutually'  (Note: 'n-'
        mutates under certain condition.)
contra- (n, v) 'against, opposing; counter or contrary to'
dis-    (n, adj, v) 1. 'apart, separately; divided, scattered';
        2. 'not ..., contrary or opposite of'
ex-     (n) 'former'
extra-  1. (n, adj, v) 'outside; outside the scope of';  2. (adj)
        'highly, unusually, very'
gran-   (in names of kinship) 'grand-, great-'  (Note: for further
        reduplication, the prefix 'pro-' is available.)
in-     I. (v) 'in, into';  II. (n, adj) 'not ...; lacking; lack of'
        (Note: 'n-' mutates under certain conditions.)
inter-  (n, adj, v) 'between, among'
intra-  (adj) 'inside, within'
intro-  (v) 'inwards, to the inside'
mis-    (v) 'badly, wrongly'
non-    (n, adj) 'not ..., lack or absence of'
per-    (v) 1. 'through, throughout';  2. 'thoroughly, extremely, very'
post-   (n, adj, v) 'behind, after in time, location, or order'
pre-    (n, adj, v) 'before in time, position, or rank'
pro-    1. (n, adj) 'in favor of, on the isde of';  2. (v) 'forward, forth'
re-     (v) 1. 'back, backwards';  2. 'again'
retro-  (v) 'back, backwards'
sub-    (n, adj, v) 1. 'under, underneath';  2. 'subordinate; subdivision
        of';  3. 'slightly, slight'  (Note: 'b-' mutates under certain
        conditions.)
super-  (n, adj, v) 1. 'over, above';  2. 'very; excessively, too much'
trans-  (n, adj, v) 1. 'beyond, across; surpassing'  2. 'though, across'
ultra-  (n, adj, v) 'beyond'
vice-   (n) 'one who takes the place of'


Technical Prefixes
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a-      'not ...; without ...; lacking ...'  (Note: an- before 'h'
        and vowels.)
amphi-  1. 'both, on both sides';  2, 'around, about'
ana-    'again'
apo-    1. 'off, away';  2. [Chem.] 'formed from, related to'
cata-   1. 'down, downwards';  2. 'against, reflected'  (Note: cat-
        before 'h' and vowels.)
dia-    1. 'through';  2. 'away, apart'  (Note: di- before vowels.)
dys-    'bad, badly, not well'
ecto-   'outside, external'  (Note: ect- before vowels.)
en-     'in, into'  (Note: em- before, 'b', 'm', 'p', 'ph'.)
endo-   'within'  (Note: end- before vowels.)
ento-   'within, inside'  (Note: ent- before vowels.)
epi-    'on, upon'  (Note: ep- before 'h' and vowels.)
exo-    'without, outside'  (Note: ex- before vowels.)
hyper-  'over; beyond; too much'
hypo-   1. 'below, beneath, under';  2. 'to a lower degree; somewhat';
        3. [Chem.] 'indicating a lower state of oxidation, or a lower
        position in a series of compounds'
meta-   1. 'behind';  2. 'beyond, transcending, higher';  3. 'after,
        subsequent to'  (Note: met- before 'h' and vowels.)
para-   1. ' besides, alongside';  2. 'amiss, faulty, wrong';
        3. 'resembling; modification of'  (Note: par- before 'h' and vowels.)
peri-   'around, about'
syn-    'with, together; alike'  (Note: syl- before 'l'; sym- before
        'b', 'm', 'p', and 'ph'.)

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