SUFFIXES 1 - Making Nouns with Endings
Warning: Many people create new words with Prefixes, but NOT with
Suffixes.
But, what a lot of choices! This language can make nouns - or "things" from other nouns...or from verbs or adjectives.
1. Noun to noun: It makes one "thing" into another
"thing." It puts friend with - ship
and gets friendship.
Here are some others. It makes a bigger noun from a smaller one.
father + hood = fatherhood
Also: motherhood, manhood, womanhood, neighbor hood, sisterhood, brotherhood
diplomat -t + cy = diplomacy
act + -ion = action
2. Verb to Noun: It takes an "action" like
govern and turns it into a "thing" like govern + -or = governor
or govern + -ment = government. Try these:
play +
er = player
judge + ment = judgement
fail + -ure
= failure
3. Adjective to Noun: It takes a "quality"
and makes it into a "thing." It puts free with
"-dom" and it becomes a noun: freedom. Try these:
great + -ness = greatness
social + -ism = socialism
4. Many letter changes: Often to get the -ion
ending (noun) there are many ending letters changed
for easier sounds. Look for the base word: add > addition,
admit>admission, permit>permission
More to come: You've just begun to see all the endings that give you more words easily. This will cost you nothing for all those extra words.