Prefix
An element particularly intended to be prepended onto other elements for word formation.
A prefix is a morpheme that cannot stand alone, but rather must be prepended to a base, other prefix or suffix. The new element has a meaning that is similar to the meaning of the base but influenced by the prefix.
Prefixes are used in limited cases for terms that cannot easily be made into roots. This allows them to combine with other bases by direct concatenation rather than by conjunction using the prefixial morpheme #i+. The meaning of a prefix is almost always abstract.
A prefix is represented as a series of letters terminated with a plus sign ("+"). Note that any normal base can become a prefix by attaching #i+.
Types of Prefixes
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Complete List of Prefixes
| Prefix | Etymology | Classes | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| æ+ | IE *aiw- | Ever. | |
| ana+ | Greek ana | Upward. | |
| bone+ | bon* + -e+ | pos rel | Well. |
| de+ | IE *dā- | ab rel | Away from, apart from; abnormal. |
| dra+ | IE *dra- | Ongoing, continuing. | |
| ew+ | Greek eu- | ab | Good, true. |
| fra+ | IE *per- > Germanic *fra- | abs | 1. mod rel: Complete(ly), total(ly), thorough(ly), absolute(ly). 2. mod col: A complete collection. |
| fur+ | IE *per- > Germanic *fur | pos rel | In front, ahead. |
| hu+ | IE *ud- > Greek hu- | abs | Outward. |
| je+ | IE *ye- | Forward, particularly by force as opposed to by will. | |
| jes+ | IE *dʰǵʰyes- | neg | (The) previous, earlier. |
| jo+ | Semitic hwy > Hebrew yo | poss | Of God, belonging to God. |
| ju+ | IE *yewes- (or *yeu-) | abs mod:rel | Within a narrow margin; precisely or almost precisely; barely; just enough. |
| kata+ | Greek kata | Downward. | |
| kra+ | Latin crās | pos | (The) next, later. |
| kwe+ | IE *kwe- | And, also. | |
| kwipaw+ | kw* + paw+ | inter neg sta | How few, how little. |
| kwiple+ | kw* + ple+ | inter pos | How much, how many. |
| male+ | mal* + -e+ | neg rel | Badly. |
| me+ | Root: IE | 1p poss | First person singular possessive ("mine"). |
| mew+ | IE *mew- | abs | Reciprocal, mutual. |
| mika+ | Semitic my | Hebrew kā | "Who is like," one who resembles in character or appearance, a type of. | |
| mne+ | Greek mnē- | Of or pertaining to the mind or memory. | |
| mopaw+ | mo+ + paw+ | neg sup | Least … (among). |
| mople+ | mo+ + ple+ | pos sup | Most … (among). |
| na+ | IE *néh₂-u- | const | Of or pertaining to water, swimming, the sea or marine life. |
| naw+ | IE *nāu- | Of/by water or air. | |
| ne+ | IE *n̥- | neg | Forms the antonym of a positive-class element. |
| new+ | IE *néw(y)os | neg rel | New, newly formed, newly acquired. |
| no+ | IE *nos- | 1p poss | First person plural possessive ("ours"). |
| noktobaw+ | nokt* + -ob* + -aw+ | abs dat | During the night. |
| nu+ | IE *nū | det | Now. |
| ol+ | IE *al- > *ol- | quant | Excessive, unnecessary. |
| par+ | Greek par- | abs | Side by side, parallel. |
| paw+ | IE *ph₁w- | subj neg rel | Few, little. |
| pawtro+ | paw+ + tro+ | subj comp | Somewhat …er. |
| per+ | IE *per- | Through. | |
| ple+ | IE *p(e)lə- | subj pos rel | Many, much, very, in abundance. |
| pletro+ | ple+ + tro+ | subj comp | Much …er. |
| plu+ | IE *p(e)lə- > *p(e)lə-u- | freq | To do something multiple times or repeatedly. |
| po+ | IE *(a)po- | pos | Forms the antonym of a negative-class element. |
| por+ | Latin porro | pos rel | Forward. |
| pra+ | IE *per | From (origin). | |
| præ+ | IE *prae- | Of an earlier state. (biological) Of a preceding stage of taxonomy. |
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| pre+ | IE *prae- | Before. | |
| pro+ | Latin prō "forth" | With purpose, deliberate. | |
| qa+ | IE *kom > Germanic *ga- | int | Intensification modifier; "very." |
| qe+ | IE *kom > Germanic | dist | Distributive modifier; "each." |
| re+ | IE *re- | Back, again. | |
| ro+ | IE *per- > Celtic *ro- | abs | Enough. |
| so+ | IE *s(w)e- | Only, nothing but. | |
| sta+ | IE *stā- | cont | Still, remaining, not changing. |
| swo+ | IE *swo- | [[class:abs]]] | [If modifying a relative-class element:] So. |
| ta+ | IE *to- | pn mod:rel | "That." |
| tew+ | IE *teuə- | pos rel | Swollen, enlarged. |
| þipaw+ | þ* + paw+ | neg pn | This few, this little. |
| þiple+ | Derivative: þ* + ple+ | (pos sta pn) This much, this many. | |
| to+ | IE *to- | pn mod:rel | "This." |
| tra+ | IE *trā- | abs | Across, through. |
| tre+ | IE *ter- | int | Generalizer prefix. |
| tropaw+ | tro+ + paw+ | neg comp | Less … (than). |
| trople+ | Derivative: tro+ + ple+ | pos comp | More … (than). |
| tu+ | IE *tu- | 2p poss | Second person singular possessive ("yours"). |
| ve+ | IE *wē > Latin vel, -ve | Either, or. | |
| vo+ | IE *wos- | 2p poss | Second person plural possessive ("yours"). |
| xa+ | IE *ǵʰeh₂u- | ess sta | Open, porous. |
