-form
–form (–fôrm). [See Form, n.] A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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–form (–fôrm). [See Form, n.] A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
–ful (?). [See Full, a.] A suffix signifying full of, abounding with; as, boastful, harmful, woeful.
–fy (?). [Through French verbs in -fier, L. -ficare, akin to facere to do, make. See Fact.] A suffix signifying to make, to form into, etc.; as, acetify, amplify, dandify, Frenc...
–gen (?). [(1) From Gr. -γεν-, from the same root as γένοσ race, stock (see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -γενήσ born. Cf. F. -gène.] 1. A suffix used in scientific words in the s...
–ge‐nous. [-gen + -ous.] A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous; endogenous.
–ger‐ous (?). [L. -ger, fr. gerere to bear, carry. See Jest.] A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
–gram (?). [Gr.? a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. γράφειν to draw, write. See Graphic.] A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; — as, monogram...
–graph (–grȧf) [From Gr. γράφειν to write. See Graphic.] A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph.
–gra‐phy (?). [Gr. �, fr. � write. See Graphic.] A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing; also, the writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy, biogra...
–grave (?). A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See Margrave.
–head (–hĕd), suffix. A variant of -hood.
–hood (?). [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. hād; akin to OS. hēd, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. kētu brightness...
–i‐ble (?). See -able.
–ic (?). [L. -icus, Gr. �: cf. F. -ique.] 1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic, etc.2. (Chem.) A suffix, de...
–ics (?). A suffix used in forming the names of certain sciences, systems, etc., as acoustics, mathematics, dynamics, statistics, politics, athletics.☞ The names sciences ending...
–ide (?). (Chem.) A suffix used to denote: (a) The nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride. (b) A compound which is an a...
–in. A suffix. See the Note under -ine.
–ine (?; 104). 1. (Chem.) A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.☞ All organic bases, and basic substan...
–ing (?). 1. [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr. �.] A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.2. [OE. -ing, AS...
–ion (?; 106). [L. -io, acc. -ionem: cf. F. -ion.] A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the...
–ise (?). See -ize.
–ish (?). [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. -isk, Gr. �. Cf. -esque.] A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from adjectives. It denotes relation, re...
–ish. [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative...
–ism (?). [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr. �.] A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idio...
–ist (?). [Gr. �: cf. F. -iste.] A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds to sociali...
–ite (?). 1. A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite.2. A suffix used i...
–i″tis (?), A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis.