morpheme_key: indium

morpheme: indium

morpheme_head: indium

affix_form: -indium-

meaning_definition: Indium (chemical element)

example_words_list_1: indium, indium phosphide, indium tin oxide

example_words_corpus: indiums | diindium | nonindium | radioindium | organoindium | trimethylindium

categorical_group_list: Chemical element, Metal, Rare earth-related

etymology: From Latin 'indus' (India), named for its discovery via spectroscopy in Indian ore.


morpheme_key: indolence

morpheme: indolence

morpheme_head: indolence

affix_form: -indolence-

affix_type: root

bound_free_or_root: root

meaning_definition: laziness | inactivity | lethargy

example_words_list_1: indolent

example_words_corpus: indolences

categorical_group_list: State of being, Negation of effort

etymology: Latin indolentia, from in- 'not' + dolens 'suffering' (present participle of dolere)

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin

etymological_family: Latin

register: classical

attestation: both


morpheme_key: indolent

morpheme: indolent

morpheme_head: indolent

affix_form: -indolent-

meaning_definition: lazy | sluggish | avoiding effort

example_words_corpus: indolently

categorical_group_list: State of being, Negation

etymology: Latin indolens (present participle of indolēre) 'not feeling pain', from in- 'not' + dolēre 'to feel pain'


morpheme_key: indomitable

morpheme: indomitable

morpheme_head: indomitable

affix_form: -indomitable-

meaning_definition: unconquerable | not able to be subdued

example_words_list_1: indomitable, indomitability

categorical_group_list: Strength, Resilience, Unyielding

etymology: Latin in- 'not' + domitabilis 'subduable', from domitus, past participle of domare 'to tame'

attestation: morpholex


morpheme_key: indu

morpheme: indu

morpheme_head: indu

affix_form: indu-

affix_type: prefix

bound_free_or_root: bound

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational prefix affix morpheme

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix

meaning_definition: a more forceful variant of the prefix IN- | carries stronger emphasis than its counterparts IN or UN

example_words_list_1: indigent, indefatiguable

example_words_list_2: indigent, indefatiguable

categorical_group_list: Negator embiggend

ancestor_etymon: inde

etymology: Latin in- (intensive prefix) + -du (variant of -dus, forming adjectives)

attestation: wikidata


morpheme_key: indulge

morpheme: indulge

morpheme_head: indulge

affix_form: -indulge-

meaning_definition: to yield to | to gratify | to allow

example_words_list_1: indulgence, indulgent, indulging

example_words_corpus: indulged | indulges | indulger | indulgers | indulgeth | indulgest

categorical_group_list: Action, Desire, Permission

etymology: Latin indulgere 'to be lenient, gratify', from in- 'in, into' + agere 'to do, drive'


morpheme_key: industry

morpheme: industry

morpheme_head: industry

affix_form: -industry-

meaning_definition: work | production | economic activity

example_words_corpus: bioindustry | nonindustry | subindustry | agroindustry | industrywide | industrywise

categorical_group_list: Labor, Economy, Action

etymology: Latin industria 'diligence, activity', from industritus 'active, diligent'

register: scientific


morpheme_key: ine

morpheme: ine

morpheme_head: ine

affix_form: -ine

allomorphs: -ine1 | -ine2 | -ine3

sense_label: pertaining to

affix_type: suffix

morpheme_subtype: forms:noun | adjective

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational | derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun | adjective

meaning_definition: pertaining to | nature of | female | chemical compound

example_words_list_1: caffeine, quinine, resin, saline, valine

example_words_corpus: amine | avine | lysine | dudine | amines | vicine

categorical_group_list: Relation, Gender, Chemistry

ancestor_etymon: -īnus | -īna | -īnum OED | -ine / -ῑνη OED

etymology: Latin -īnus | of or pertaining to | cognate with Greek -ινος | added to form adjectives relating to material | time | and so on | -ine | suffix5 | In origin an offshoot of -ine suffix4 OED ...related to '-ene' | forming adjs. | repr. Latin -īnus | -īna | -īnum | suffix1 and suffix2 OED | forming ns. | repr. French -ine | Latin -īna | Greek -ῑνη | forming feminine titles | suffix3 OED | suffix1 OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED | French from Greek OED


morpheme_key: inebri

morpheme: inebri

morpheme_head: inebri

affix_form: -inebri-

meaning_definition: to make drunk | to intoxicate

example_words_list_1: inebriate, inebriation, inebriating

categorical_group_list: State of being, Intoxication

etymology: from Latin inebriatus, past participle of inebriare 'to make drunk', from in- 'in' + ebrius 'drunk'


morpheme_key: ineffable

morpheme: ineffable

morpheme_head: ineffable

affix_form: -ineffable-

meaning_definition: too great | too extreme | to be expressed in words

example_words_list_1: ineffably, ineffableness

example_words_corpus: ineffableness

categorical_group_list: Inexpressibility, Quality

etymology: Latin ineffabilis, from in- 'not' + effabilis 'utterable', from effari 'to utter'


morpheme_key: ineluctable

morpheme: ineluctable

morpheme_head: ineluctable

affix_form: -ineluctable-

meaning_definition: unavoidable | inescapable | certain

example_words_list_1: ineluctably, ineluctability

example_words_corpus: ineluctably

categorical_group_list: Inevitability, Necessity

etymology: Latin inelegibilis 'unavoidable', from in- 'not' + eluctari 'to struggle free from'


morpheme_key: inept

morpheme: inept

morpheme_head: inept

affix_form: -inept-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: inept, ineptitude, ineptly

example_words_corpus: ineptly | ineptness | ineptnesses

categorical_group_list: Incompetence, Lack

etymology: Latin in- 'not, without' + aptus 'fitted, suitable'


morpheme_key: inert

morpheme: inert

morpheme_head: inert

affix_form: -inert-

bound_free_or_root: free

meaning_definition: motionless | inactive | lacking ability to move

example_words_list_1: inert, inertially, inertness

example_words_corpus: inerts | inertly | noninert | bioinert | inertness | mucoinert

categorical_group_list: Stasis, Negation

etymology: Latin in- 'not, without' + agere 'to do, act' (past participle stem inert-)


morpheme_key: inertia

morpheme: inertia

morpheme_head: inertia

affix_form: -inertia-

meaning_definition: resistance to change | tendency to remain in a state

example_words_list_1: inertia

example_words_corpus: inertial | inertias | inertially | noninertial | inertialess | subinertial

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physics, State of being

etymology: Latin 'iners' (inactive, idle) + '-ia' (state/condition)


morpheme_key: infancy

morpheme: infancy

morpheme_head: infancy

affix_form: -infancy-

meaning_definition: state of being an infant | early stage of life

example_words_list_1: infant, infantile, infantility

categorical_group_list: Time, Life cycle, Age

etymology: Latin infans 'unable to speak', from in- 'not' + fans 'speaking', present participle of fari 'to speak'


morpheme_key: infant

morpheme: infant

morpheme_head: infant

affix_form: -infant-

meaning_definition: child | newborn | young

example_words_list_1: infant, infancy, infantile

example_words_corpus: infants | infantly | noninfant | infantize | noninfants | infantcare

categorical_group_list: Age, Life cycle


morpheme_key: infantry

morpheme: infantry

morpheme_head: infantry

affix_form: -infantry-

meaning_definition: foot | soldier | ground-based

example_words_corpus: infantrymen | infantryman | infantrywoman | infantryperson | infantrypersons

categorical_group_list: Military, Human, Movement

etymology: Latin 'infans' (infinitive 'infantare') meaning 'unable to speak', from 'in-' (not) + 'fans' (speaking, present participle of 'fari')


morpheme_key: infatuate

morpheme: infatuate

morpheme_head: infatuate

affix_form: -infatuate-

meaning_definition: to inspire with passion | to excite | to fascinate

example_words_list_1: infatuation, infatuated

categorical_group_list: Emotion, State of mind

etymology: Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare 'to make foolish', from in- 'in' + fatuus 'foolish'


morpheme_key: inferior

morpheme: inferior

morpheme_head: inferior

affix_form: -inferior-

meaning_definition: lower | below | beneath

example_words_list_1: inferior, inferiority, inferiorly

categorical_group_list: Position, Hierarchy, Quality

etymology: Latin inferior, comparative of inferus 'low, below'


morpheme_key: infern

morpheme: infern

morpheme_head: infern

affix_form: -infern-

meaning_definition: underworld | hell | place of the dead

example_words_list_1: infernal, inferno

categorical_group_list: Elemental, Fire

etymology: Latin infernus 'of the underworld', from inferus 'below, lower'


morpheme_key: infero

morpheme: infero

morpheme_head: infer

affix_form: infero-

allomorphs: infero

meaning_definition: down | below | beneath

example_words_list_1: inferonasal | inferoseptal | inferoseptum | inferognathal | inferolateral | inferonasally

categorical_group_list: Direction, Position

etymology: Latin preposition/infix 'in-' (down, into) + 'fero' (to bear, carry); 'infero-' is a bound stem form, not a productive English affix.

attestation: wiktionary


morpheme_key: infest

morpheme: infest

morpheme_head: infest

affix_form: -infest-

meaning_definition: to overrun | to invade | to plague

example_words_list_1: infest, infestation,infested

example_words_corpus: infests | infested | infester | reinfest | infesting | disinfest

categorical_group_list: Action, Invasion, Biological process

etymology: Latin infestus 'hostile, violent', from in- 'into' + festus 'festive' (originally 'festive' -> 'hostile' via semantic shift of 'agitated')


morpheme_key: infinitum

morpheme: infinitum

morpheme_head: infinitum

affix_form: -infinitum-

meaning_definition: unbounded | limitless | infinite

example_words_list_1: infinite, infinity, infinitesimal

categorical_group_list: Quantity, Continuity

etymology: Latin infinitus 'unbounded', from in- 'not' + finitus 'bounded', past participle of finire 'to limit'


morpheme_key: influenza

morpheme: influenza

morpheme_head: influenza

affix_form: -influenza-

meaning_definition: influence | affect | flow

example_words_list_1: influence, influenza

categorical_group_list: Motion, Influence, Disease

etymology: Latin influere 'to flow into', from in- 'into' + fluere 'to flow'


morpheme_key: info

morpheme: info

morpheme_head: info

affix_form: -info-

sense_label: information

meaning_definition: information | knowledge | data

example_words_list_1: information, informative, inform, informality, informatics

example_words_corpus: infon | infons | infobox | infobot | infowar | infomax

categorical_group_list: Information, Knowledge, Core concept

etymology: Latin 'informare' meaning 'to give form to, shape, instruct'


morpheme_key: inform

morpheme: inform

morpheme_head: inform

affix_form: -inform-

meaning_definition: to shape | to form | to structure

example_words_list_1: inform, information, uniformity, reformation, malformation

example_words_corpus: reinforms | uninformed | information | informative | disinformer | uninforming

categorical_group_list: Formation, Structure, Cognition

etymology: Latin informare 'to shape, form, fashion', from in- 'in' + forma 'shape, form'


morpheme_key: infra

morpheme: infra

morpheme_head: infra

affix_form: infra-

sense_label: below

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective | noun

meaning_definition: lower in position | underneath | of lesser rank/status | under authority | lower in position or underneath | beneath in position

example_words_list_1: infrahyoid muscles | infrastructure | infrasonic | infrared | infra-red | infraglacial | inferior

example_words_corpus: infras | infrared | infralow | infrareds | infraclass | infrasonic

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | Comparator | preposition-like

ancestor_etymon: infra | infrā  OED

etymology: From Latin infra 'below, beneath'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin | Latin  OED

source: Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Stein


morpheme_key: infundibulo

morpheme: infundibulo

morpheme_head: infundibulo

affix_form: infundibulo-

meaning_definition: funnel-shaped | funnel-like

example_words_list_1: infundibuloma | infundibulomas | infundibulotomy | infundibulopelvic

categorical_group_list: Shape, Physical property

etymology: Latin infundibulum 'funnel' (from in- 'into' + fundere 'to pour')


morpheme_key: infuriate

morpheme: infuriate

morpheme_head: infuriate

affix_form: -infuriate-

meaning_definition: to make | to cause | to fill with

example_words_list_1: infuriating, infuriation, infuriated

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Anger

etymology: Latin furor (rage, madness) + intensifying prefix in- (into, upon)


morpheme_key: ing

morpheme: ing

morpheme_head: ing

affix_form: -ing

allomorphs: -ing1 | -ing2 | -ing3 | -ing4 | -ing5 | in'

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | noun | gerund_noun

derivational_or_inflectional: inflectional | inflectional suffix affix bound morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb | adjective | noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | noun | gerund_noun | present participle | verb present participle | noun gerund | verb

meaning_definition: carrying out the action | condition associated with the base element | the action itself | occurrence of the verb's meaning | being or entity defined by the base element's trait | object or substance related to the noun's function | occupation or practice involving the verb's action | representing an action | substance | or a gerund | progressive | ongoing | present participle | continuous form of the verb | the conceptual state of the base verb

example_words_list_1: running, eating, singing, walking, playing

example_words_corpus: king | ping | ming | zing | jing | qing

categorical_group_list: verb maker | noun maker

ancestor_etymon: -ende  OED | -ing | -ung OED | ing

etymology: suffix of the present participle | and of adjs. thence derived | or so formed | an alteration of the original Old English -ende | suffix2 OED | forming verbal derivatives | originally abstract nouns of action | Old English -ung | -ing | suffix1 OED | a suffix forming derivative masculine ns. | with the sense of 'one belonging to' or 'of the kind of' suffix3 OED | related to suffix1 OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English OED

etymological_family: Germanic

register: vernacular

source: Stein


morpheme_key: ingenuus

morpheme: ingenuus

morpheme_head: ingenu

affix_form: False

allomorphs: ingenue | ingenuus

bound_free_or_root: stem

meaning_definition: original | innate | candid

example_words_list_1: ingenuous

example_words_list_2: ingenuous

categorical_group_list: Innate, Character, Origin

ancestor_etymon: gen

etymology: Latin ingenuus 'freeborn, noble', from in- 'in' + gignere 'to beget'


morpheme_key: ingest

morpheme: ingest

morpheme_head: ingest

affix_form: -ingest-

meaning_definition: to take in | to swallow | to consume

example_words_list_1: ingest, ingestion, ingestible

example_words_corpus: ingests | ingested | ingester | reingest | coingest | ingestion

categorical_group_list: Consumption, Action

etymology: Latin ingesta 'things taken in', from ingere 'to bring in, to offer'


morpheme_key: ingratiate

morpheme: ingratiate

morpheme_head: ingratiate

affix_form: -ingratiate-

meaning_definition: to bring oneself into favor | to gain favor

example_words_list_1: ingratiating, ingratiation

categorical_group_list: Social interaction, Emotion

etymology: Latin ingratiare 'to make welcome', from ingratus 'unwelcome' (in- 'not' + gratius 'pleasing')


morpheme_key: inguino

morpheme: inguino

morpheme_head: inguino

affix_form: inguino-

meaning_definition: groin | inguinal region

example_words_list_1: inguinodynia | inguinolabial | inguinocrural | inguinofemoral | inguinoscrotal | inguinoabdominal

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Latin inguinalis, from inguen (genitive inguinis) 'groin'


morpheme_key: inimical

morpheme: inimical

morpheme_head: inimical

affix_form: -inimical-

meaning_definition: hostile | harmful | unfriendly

example_words_list_1: inimical, inimically, inimicalness

example_words_corpus: inimically | inimicality | inimicalness

categorical_group_list: Hostility, Adversity

etymology: Latin inimicus 'hostile, unfriendly', from in- 'not' + amicus 'friend'


morpheme_key: iniquitous

morpheme: iniquitous

morpheme_head: iniquitous

affix_form: -iniquitous-

meaning_definition: not | lacking | without

example_words_list_1: iniquity, inequity

categorical_group_list: Morality, Negation

etymology: Latin in- 'not' + aequus 'equal, level'


morpheme_key: iniquity

morpheme: iniquity

morpheme_head: iniquity

affix_form: -iniquity-

meaning_definition: sin | injustice | wickedness

example_words_list_1: iniquitous, iniquity, inequity

etymology: Latin iniquitas, from in- 'not' + aequus 'equal' + -itas 'state of being'


morpheme_key: initi

morpheme: initi

morpheme_head: initi

affix_form: -initi-

allomorphs: init

meaning_definition: begin | start | set in motion

example_words_list_1: initial, initiate, initiative, initiation

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Motion

etymology: Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare 'to begin, initiate', from initium 'beginning' (from in- 'in' + ire 'to go')


morpheme_key: injun

morpheme: injun

morpheme_head: injun

affix_form: -injun-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: amoral, atypical, anonymous, asymmetrical, apolitical

example_words_corpus: injuns

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Greek origin

etymology: Greek prefix a- (before a vowel) or an- (before a consonant) meaning 'not' or 'without'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: injure

morpheme: injure

morpheme_head: injure

affix_form: -injure-

meaning_definition: to harm | to damage | to hurt

example_words_list_1: injure, injury, injurious, injuriously

example_words_corpus: injured | injures | injurer | injurers | reinjure | injurest

categorical_group_list: Damage, Harm, Violence

etymology: Latin in- 'in, into' + jurgium 'quarrel, dispute' (from jurgare 'to quarrel')


morpheme_key: inn

morpheme: inn

morpheme_head: inn

affix_form: -inn-

meaning_definition: inside | within | inner

example_words_list_1: innate, inner, innermost

example_words_corpus: inns | innlike | innless | innyard | innyards | innkeeper

categorical_group_list: Location, Interiority

etymology: Latin in- 'in, on, into'


morpheme_key: innards

morpheme: innards

morpheme_head: innards

affix_form: -innards-

meaning_definition: internal organs | guts | entrails

example_words_list_1: innards

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Internal

etymology: Old English innarde

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: innate

morpheme: innate

morpheme_head: innate

affix_form: -innate-

meaning_definition: inborn | natural | inherent

example_words_list_1: innate, innately

example_words_corpus: innates | innated | innately | innateness

categorical_group_list: Nature, Origin

etymology: Latin innatus, past participle of innasci 'to be born in', from in- 'in' + natus 'born'


morpheme_key: innoc

morpheme: innoc

morpheme_head: innoc

affix_form: -innoc-

meaning_definition: not | harmless | pure

example_words_list_1: innocence, innocent, innocuously

categorical_group_list: Negation, Quality

etymology: Latin innocens (stem innoc-), from in- 'not' + nocens 'harming', present participle of nocere 'to harm'


morpheme_key: innocuous

morpheme: innocuous

morpheme_head: innocuous

affix_form: -innocuous-

meaning_definition: harmless | not harmful | inoffensive

example_words_list_1: innocence, innocently, innocuousness

example_words_corpus: innocuously | innocuousness

categorical_group_list: Safety, Negation

etymology: Latin innocuus 'harmless', from in- 'not' + nocuus 'harmful' (related to nocere 'to harm')


morpheme_key: innovate

morpheme: innovate

morpheme_head: innovate

affix_form: -innovate-

meaning_definition: to renew | to make new | to introduce change

example_words_list_1: innovation, innovative, innovator

example_words_corpus: innovated | innovates

categorical_group_list: Change, Creation, Action

etymology: Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare 'to renew, restore', from in- 'in, into' + novus 'new'


morpheme_key: innuendo

morpheme: innuendo

morpheme_head: innuendo

affix_form: -innuendo-

meaning_definition: allusion | hint | indirect remark

example_words_list_1: innuendo, innue

categorical_group_list: Communication, Indirectness

etymology: Latin 'innuere' 'to nod to, signal', from 'in-' 'toward' + 'nuere' 'to nod'


morpheme_key: ino

morpheme: ino

morpheme_head: ino

affix_form: -ino

sense_label: diminutive

meaning_definition: diminutive

example_words_list_1: bambino, cappuccino, casino, neutrino

example_words_list_2: bambino, cappuccino, casino, neutrino

example_words_corpus: zino | zinos | gluino | plutino | hydrino | twotino

categorical_group_list: Diminutive, Size, Endearment

etymology: From Latin diminutive suffix -inus, derived from the adjectival suffix -inus (e.g., caninus 'of a dog'), which itself stems from the genitive stem of nouns (e.g., canis -> canin-).

ancestor_etymon_language: Italian


morpheme_key: inoculate

morpheme: inoculate

morpheme_head: inoculate

affix_form: -inoculate-

meaning_definition: to introduce | to graft | to immunize

example_words_list_1: inoculation, inoculator, inoculative

categorical_group_list: Biology, Medicine, Protection

etymology: Latin inoculare 'to graft onto', from in- 'on' + oculare 'to bud, graft', from oculus 'eye' (referring to the bud/eye of a plant)


morpheme_key: insan

morpheme: insan

morpheme_head: insan

affix_form: insan

meaning_definition: mad | madness

example_words_list_1: insane (not normal in the head)|insanity (condition of being not normal in the head)

categorical_group_list: Mental State, Negation

etymology: Latin insanus 'not sane', from in- 'not' + sanus 'healthy, sane'


morpheme_key: insect

morpheme: insect

morpheme_head: insect

affix_form: -insect-

meaning_definition: six-legged arthropod | bug

example_words_list_1: insecticide, insectivorous, insectoid

example_words_corpus: insects | insecty | insectan | insected | insectoid | noninsect

categorical_group_list: Biology, Fauna

etymology: Latin insectum 'insect, piece cut off', from in- 'into' + secare 'to cut'


morpheme_key: insentient

morpheme: insentient

morpheme_head: insentient

affix_form: -insentient-

meaning_definition: not | lacking | without | devoid of

example_words_list_1: insentient, insentience

categorical_group_list: Negation, Perception, State of being

etymology: Latin in- 'not, without' + sentiens, present participle of sentīre 'to feel'


morpheme_key: insert

morpheme: insert

morpheme_head: insert

affix_form: -insert-

meaning_definition: to put in | to place within | to introduce

example_words_list_1: insertion, insertable, inserter

example_words_corpus: inserts | inserted | reinserts | inserters | insertive | insertors

categorical_group_list: Action, Placement

etymology: Latin in- 'in, into' + sertus, past participle of serere 'to join, fasten'


morpheme_key: insidious

morpheme: insidious

morpheme_head: insidious

affix_form: -insidious-

meaning_definition: treacherous | stealthy | subtle | harmful

categorical_group_list: Deception, Malice, Stealth

etymology: Latin insidiosus 'full of traps, treacherous', from insidiae 'ambush, plot' (from insidere 'to sit upon')


morpheme_key: insinuate

morpheme: insinuate

morpheme_head: insinuate

affix_form: -insinuate-

meaning_definition: suggest | imply | hint

example_words_list_1: insinuation, insinuating

etymology: Latin insinuare 'to fold into, introduce, insinuate', from in- 'in' + sinuare 'to fold', from sinus 'fold, hollow'


morpheme_key: insipid

morpheme: insipid

morpheme_head: insipid

affix_form: -insipid-

meaning_definition: tasteless | flavorless | dull

example_words_list_1: insipid

example_words_corpus: insipidly | insipidity | insipidness

categorical_group_list: Sensory, Quality, Negation

etymology: Latin insipidus "tasteless, dull", from in- "not" + sapidus "tasty, keen" (from sapere "to taste, have sense").


morpheme_key: insolence

morpheme: insolence

morpheme_head: insolence

affix_form: -insolence-

meaning_definition: rudeness | disrespect | lack of respect

example_words_list_1: insolent, insolently

example_words_corpus: insolences | insolenced

categorical_group_list: Behavior, Attitude

etymology: Latin insolentia, from insolens (in- 'not' + solens 'accustomed')


morpheme_key: insolent

morpheme: insolent

morpheme_head: insolent

affix_form: -insolent-

meaning_definition: rude | disrespectful | insolent

example_words_list_1: insolence, insolently, insolentia

example_words_corpus: insolents | insolently | insolentness

etymology: Latin insolens 'unaccustomed, unusual', from in- 'not' + solens 'accustomed', present participle of solere 'to be accustomed'


morpheme_key: insta

morpheme: insta

morpheme_head: insta

affix_form: insta-

meaning_definition: immediate | instant | at once

example_words_list_1: instaban | instakill | instadeath | instakills | instadeaths

categorical_group_list: Temporal, Speed

etymology: Latin 'instant-' (present participle of 'instare' meaning 'to stand near, press upon'), from 'in-' (on) + 'stare' (to stand)


morpheme_key: instance

morpheme: instance

morpheme_head: instance

affix_form: -instance-

meaning_definition: example | specimen | model

example_words_list_1: instance, instantiate, instantaneous

example_words_corpus: instances | instanced | noninstance | noninstances | counterinstance | counterinstances

categorical_group_list: Exemplification, Concrete object

etymology: Latin 'instans' (present participle of 'instare' meaning 'to stand near, be present'), from 'in-' (on, upon) + 'stare' (to stand)


morpheme_key: instant

morpheme: instant

morpheme_head: instant

affix_form: -instant-

meaning_definition: immediate | happening at once

example_words_list_1: instantaneous, instantly

example_words_corpus: instants | instantly | instanton | instantons | instantonic | instantness

categorical_group_list: Time, Immediacy

etymology: Latin 'instans' (present participle of 'instare' meaning 'to stand upon, be present'), from 'in-' (on) + 'stare' (to stand)


morpheme_key: instantaneous

morpheme: instantaneous

morpheme_head: instantaneous

affix_form: -instantaneous-

meaning_definition: happening | occurring | without delay

example_words_list_1: instant, instance, instantaneousness

categorical_group_list: Time, Speed, Immediacy

etymology: Latin 'instant-' (present participle stem of 'instare' meaning 'to stand near, be present, press upon')


morpheme_key: instigate

morpheme: instigate

morpheme_head: instigate

affix_form: -instigate-

meaning_definition: to provoke | to initiate | to incite

example_words_list_1: instigator, instigation

example_words_corpus: instigated | instigates | reinstigate | reinstigated | reinstigates

categorical_group_list: Action, Causation

etymology: Latin in- 'in, into' + stigare (variant of figere 'to fasten, fix')


morpheme_key: instinct

morpheme: instinct

morpheme_head: instinct

affix_form: -instinct-

meaning_definition: innate | natural | impulse

example_words_list_1: instinctive, instinctual

example_words_corpus: instincts | instinctive | instinctual | instinctively | instinctually | instinctivity

categorical_group_list: Nature, Cognition, Biology

etymology: Latin instinctus, past participle of instingere 'to put in, urge on', from in- 'in' + stingere 'to thrust'


morpheme_key: instrument

morpheme: instrument

morpheme_head: instrument

affix_form: -instrument-

meaning_definition: tool | means | agency

example_words_corpus: instrumental | instrumented | reinstrument | instrumently | instrumenting | instrumentals

categorical_group_list: Agency, Means

etymology: Latin instrumentum 'tool, implement', from instruere 'to build, equip'


morpheme_key: insul

morpheme: insul

morpheme_head: insul

affix_form: insul-

allomorphs: insula

sense_label: island

meaning_definition: a landmass surrounded by water | a discrete area of land within a larger body of water

example_words_list_1: insular | insulate | insulation | peninsula | insulin | peninsula Variant Spellings: isle | isolate | isle

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin insula 'island'

source: Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: insulin

morpheme: insulin

morpheme_head: insulin

affix_form: -insulin-

meaning_definition: pancreatic hormone | regulates blood glucose

example_words_list_1: insulin, insulitis, insuloma

example_words_corpus: insulins | insulinoma | noninsulin | insulinase | proinsulin | insulinlike

categorical_group_list: Biology, Physiology

etymology: from 'islet' (pancreatic islets of Langerhans)

etymological_family: Greek


morpheme_key: insult

morpheme: insult

morpheme_head: insult

affix_form: -insult-

meaning_definition: to offend | to mock | to treat with disrespect

example_words_list_1: insult, insulting, insulted, insultingly

example_words_corpus: insults | insulted | insulter | insultee | insulting | insulters

categorical_group_list: Verbal action, Hostility

etymology: Latin insultere 'to strike at, mock', from in- 'on' + saltere 'to leap, dance'


morpheme_key: intact

morpheme: intact

morpheme_head: intact

affix_form: -intact-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: invisible, inactive, illegal, incomplete, inaudible

example_words_corpus: intactly | nonintact | intactness | intactivist | intactivists | intactnesses

categorical_group_list: State, Condition

etymology: Latin prefix in- (variant of im-, il-, ir-) from in- 'not, inside'


morpheme_key: intaglio

morpheme: intaglio

morpheme_head: intaglio

affix_form: -intaglio-

meaning_definition: engraved | incised | carved into a surface

example_words_list_1: intaglio

categorical_group_list: Art, Texture, Physical state

etymology: Italian intaglio 'engraving', from Latin intagliare 'to engrave', from in- 'in' + tagliare 'to cut'


morpheme_key: integer

morpheme: integer

morpheme_head: integer

affix_form: -integer-

meaning_definition: number | quantity | count

example_words_list_1: integer, integral, integrate, integeration

example_words_corpus: integers | noninteger | nonintegers | integerness | hyperinteger | hyperintegers

categorical_group_list: Number, Quantity, Mathematics

etymology: Latin integer 'whole, intact', from in- 'not' + tegere 'to cover'


morpheme_key: integr

morpheme: integr

morpheme_head: integr

affix_form: integr-

allomorphs: integro

meaning_definition: complete | full | continuous

example_words_list_1: integrate | integration | integer | integrational | disintegrate | integral | unintegrated | integrand | integrity | redintegrate Variant Spellings: entire | entire

related_morphemes: tang / tang

etymology: in- | teg-

source: Cognatarium


morpheme_key: integritas

morpheme: integritas

morpheme_head: integritas

affix_form: integritas-

meaning_definition: ethical consistency | completeness | structural solidity | virtuous conduct

example_words_list_1: integrity

example_words_list_2: integrity

categorical_group_list: State, Quality

ancestor_etymon: tegr

etymology: From Latin integritas 'soundness, wholeness', from integer 'whole, untouched'


morpheme_key: integument

morpheme: integument

morpheme_head: integument

affix_form: -integument-

meaning_definition: covering | skin | outer layer

example_words_list_1: integument, integumentary

example_words_corpus: integuments | integumental | integumentary | integumentation

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Covering, Biology

etymology: Latin integumentum, from integere 'to cover over'


morpheme_key: intellect

morpheme: intellect

morpheme_head: intellect

affix_form: -intellect-

sense_label: intellect

meaning_definition: intellect | mental capacity | reasoning

example_words_list_1: intellectual, intellectuality

example_words_corpus: intellects | intellected | intellection | intellections | superintellect | superintellects

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Intelligence

etymology: Latin intellectus, past participle of intellegere 'to understand', from inter 'between' + legere 'to gather, choose'


morpheme_key: intellig

morpheme: intellig

morpheme_head: intellig

affix_form: intellig-

sense_label: power to think

meaning_definition: power to think

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Intellect

etymology: Latin intelligere 'to understand, comprehend', from inter 'between' + legere 'to gather, choose'

source: Wikidata


morpheme_key: intelligentsia

morpheme: intelligentsia

morpheme_head: intelligentsia

affix_form: -intelligentsia-

meaning_definition: intellectual elite | educated class

example_words_list_1: intelligence, intelligent, intellection, intellect

categorical_group_list: Social Class, Intellect

etymology: Latin intelligens (present participle of intellegere 'to understand') + -ia (abstract noun suffix)


morpheme_key: intense

morpheme: intense

morpheme_head: intense

affix_form: intense

meaning_definition: Strict | very close | earnest

example_words_list_1: intensen | intensely | cointense | unintense | intensens | nonintense

etymology: Derived from Latin 'intensus,' meaning 'stretched' or 'tense.'

register: neutral

source: MorphoLex | Wikidata


morpheme_key: inter

morpheme: inter

morpheme_head: inter

affix_form: inter-

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,verb,noun

meaning_definition: interior | directed inward | enclosed | between two points | amidst a group | periodically spaced

example_words_list_1: interact, internet, intersect, international, interject

example_words_corpus: inters | intered | reinter | interred | interact | interwar

related_morphemes: intr / intr

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | position in space | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: inter | inter  OED

etymology: Latin inter 'between, among'

source: Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | MorphoQuantics | http://leonsplanet.com/index.html | Stein


morpheme_key: intercom

morpheme: intercom

morpheme_head: intercom

affix_form: -intercom-

meaning_definition: between | among | mutual

example_words_list_1: interact, international, intersect, interject

categorical_group_list: Spatial relation, Reciprocity

etymology: Latin inter- 'between, among'


morpheme_key: interest

morpheme: interest

morpheme_head: interest

affix_form: -interest-

meaning_definition: attention | concern | importance | stake

example_words_list_1: interest, disinterested, uninterested, interesting

example_words_corpus: interests | uninterest | disinterest | noninterest | interesteth | interestless

categorical_group_list: Attention, Importance, Relation

etymology: Latin interest 'it matters, is of importance', from inter- 'between' + esse 'to be'


morpheme_key: interior

morpheme: interior

morpheme_head: interior

affix_form: -interior-

meaning_definition: inside | within | inner

example_words_list_1: interior, interiority

categorical_group_list: Location, Spatial

etymology: Latin interior 'inner, inside', superlative of interus 'within'


morpheme_key: interlude

morpheme: interlude

morpheme_head: interlude

affix_form: -interlude-

meaning_definition: interval | break | pause

example_words_list_1: interlude, interlude

example_words_corpus: interludes | interluded | interluder | interluders

categorical_group_list: Time, Sequence

etymology: Latin interludium, from inter- 'between' + ludus 'game, play'


morpheme_key: intermit

morpheme: intermit

morpheme_head: intermit

affix_form: -intermit-

meaning_definition: to interrupt | to break up | to discontinue

example_words_list_1: intermittent, intermission, intermit

example_words_corpus: intermits | intermitted | intermitter | intermitting | intermitters | unintermitted

categorical_group_list: Action, Disruption

etymology: Latin intermittere 'to interrupt, discontinue', from inter- 'between' + mittere 'to send'


morpheme_key: internecine

morpheme: internecine

morpheme_head: internecine

affix_form: -internecine-

meaning_definition: destructive to both sides | mutual destruction | within a group

example_words_list_1: internecine, internecinity

categorical_group_list: Conflict, Destruction, Internal

etymology: Latin internecinus 'destructive', from inter- 'between' + necare 'to kill'


morpheme_key: interpret

morpheme: interpret

morpheme_head: interpret

affix_form: -interpret-

meaning_definition: to explain | to understand | to translate

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Communication

etymology: Latin interpretari 'to explain, explain to oneself', from interpres 'interpreter, agent' (of unknown origin, possibly related to inter 'between')


morpheme_key: interstice

morpheme: interstice

morpheme_head: interstice

affix_form: -interstice-

meaning_definition: gap | space | interval

example_words_list_1: interstitial

example_words_corpus: interstices | intersticed

categorical_group_list: Space, Position

etymology: Latin intersticium 'space between', from inter- 'between' + stare 'to stand'


morpheme_key: interval

morpheme: interval

morpheme_head: interval

affix_form: -interval-

meaning_definition: between | among | in the middle of

example_words_list_1: interval, interlude, intervallic

example_words_corpus: intervals | subinterval | midinterval | subintervals | midintervals | hyperinterval

categorical_group_list: Spatiotemporal, Measurement


morpheme_key: interview

morpheme: interview

morpheme_head: interview

affix_form: -interview-

meaning_definition: to meet | to question | to examine

example_words_list_1: interviewer, interviewee, interviewing

categorical_group_list: Communication, Assessment

etymology: French 'entrevoir' 'to glimpse, see briefly'

ancestor_etymon_language: French


morpheme_key: intestine

morpheme: intestine

morpheme_head: intestine

affix_form: -intestine-

meaning_definition: gut | bowel | digestive tract

example_words_list_1: intestinal, intestine

example_words_corpus: intestines | intestinelike | megaintestine

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Biology

etymology: Latin intestinus 'in the belly', from in- 'in' + intestinum 'entrails'


morpheme_key: inti

morpheme: inti

morpheme_head: inti

affix_form: inti-

meaning_definition: inside | among | in the interior of

example_words_list_1: intimate

example_words_list_2: intimate

ancestor_etymon: inti

etymology: Latin in- 'in, on, into' + root intus 'within'


morpheme_key: intim

morpheme: intim

morpheme_head: intim

affix_form: -intim-

meaning_definition: inward | internal | within

example_words_list_1: intimate, intimacy, intimidation

categorical_group_list: Location, Interiority

etymology: Latin intimus 'innermost, deepest', superlative of intus 'within'


morpheme_key: intra

morpheme: intra

morpheme_head: intra

affix_form: intra-

sense_label: within

meaning_definition: inside | interior | within | among | inner | toward the interior | inward

example_words_list_1: intramural | intravenous | introduce | introduction | introvert | introspect | intracellular | Intracoastal Waterway | intrastate | intrauterine

example_words_corpus: intranet | intraday | intradot | intragap | intrasex | intraset

categorical_group_list: Position indicator | Positional | Spatial | position in space

ancestor_etymon: intra

etymology: Latin 'intra' meaning 'within, on the inside of'

source: Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Wikipedia


morpheme_key: intricacy

morpheme: intricacy

morpheme_head: intricacy

affix_form: -intricacy-

meaning_definition: complexity | complication | detailedness

example_words_list_1: intricate, intricacy

categorical_group_list: Complexity, State of being

etymology: Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle, perplex', from in- 'in' + tricare 'to entangle', from trabs 'beam, plank'


morpheme_key: intricate

morpheme: intricate

morpheme_head: intricate

affix_form: -intricate-

meaning_definition: complex | detailed | complicated

example_words_corpus: intricated | intricates | intricately | intricateness

categorical_group_list: Complexity, Detail

etymology: Latin intricatus, past participle of intricare 'to entangle', from in- 'in' + tricare 'to entangle', from trabs 'beam'


morpheme_key: intrigue

morpheme: intrigue

morpheme_head: intrigue

affix_form: -intrigue-

meaning_definition: secret planning | complication | mystery

example_words_list_1: intrigue, intriguing, intrigued

example_words_corpus: intriguer | intriguery | intriguers | unintrigued | outintrigue | outintrigues

categorical_group_list: Complexity, Deception, Mental State

etymology: Latin intricare 'to entangle, perplex', from in- 'in' + tricāre 'to perplex' (related to tricae 'troubles, perplexities')


morpheme_key: intrinsic

morpheme: intrinsic

morpheme_head: intrinsic

affix_form: -intrinsic-

meaning_definition: essential | inherent | natural

example_words_list_1: intrinsic, intrinsically

example_words_corpus: intrinsics | nonintrinsic | intrinsicoid | intrinsicness

categorical_group_list: Inherence, Essence

etymology: Latin in- 'in, on' + trahere 'to draw, pull'


morpheme_key: introit

morpheme: introit

morpheme_head: introit

affix_form: -introit-

meaning_definition: to enter | entrance | beginning

example_words_list_1: introit, introital

example_words_corpus: introits

categorical_group_list: Motion, Entry, Beginning

etymology: Latin introitus, past participle of intrare 'to enter'


morpheme_key: intuit

morpheme: intuit

morpheme_head: intuit

affix_form: -intuit-

meaning_definition: to know | to perceive | to understand

example_words_list_1: intuition, intuitive, unintuitive

example_words_corpus: intuits | intuited | intuitive | intuition | intuiting | intuitions

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Perception

etymology: Latin 'intueri' meaning 'to look at, contemplate, perceive', from 'in-' (in, on) + 'tueri' (to look at, watch over)


morpheme_key: inure

morpheme: inure

morpheme_head: inure

affix_form: -inure-

meaning_definition: accustom | habituate | toughen

example_words_list_1: inure, inured, inuring

categorical_group_list: Habituation, Adaptation

etymology: Latin in- (intensive prefix) + uerus (true, genuine) or uetus (old, worn)


morpheme_key: invade

morpheme: invade

morpheme_head: invade

affix_form: -invade-

meaning_definition: to enter by force | to intrude

example_words_list_1: invasion, invader, invadable

example_words_corpus: invader | invades | invaders | invadeth | invadest | coinvade

categorical_group_list: Action, Motion, Conflict

etymology: Latin invadere 'to attack, enter upon', from in- 'into' + vadere 'to go'


morpheme_key: invective

morpheme: invective

morpheme_head: invective

affix_form: -invective-

meaning_definition: insulting | abusive | vituperative

example_words_list_1: invective

example_words_corpus: invectives | invectively | invectiveness

categorical_group_list: Speech, Aggression

etymology: Latin invectīva (substantive use of feminine past participle of invahere 'to attack, assault')


morpheme_key: inveigh

morpheme: inveigh

morpheme_head: inveigh

affix_form: -inveigh-

meaning_definition: to speak or write against | to complain vigorously | to protest

example_words_list_1: inveigh

example_words_corpus: inveighs | inveighed | inveigher | inveighing | inveighers | inveighings

categorical_group_list: Speech, Criticism, Conflict

etymology: Latin invehere 'to load upon, attack', from in- 'on' + vehere 'to carry'


morpheme_key: investigate

morpheme: investigate

morpheme_head: investigate

affix_form: -investigate-

meaning_definition: to examine | to research | to probe

categorical_group_list: Cognition, Action

etymology: Latin investigare 'to trace, pursue, examine', from in- 'in, on' + vestigare 'to track, follow'


morpheme_key: inveterate

morpheme: inveterate

morpheme_head: inveterate

affix_form: -inveterate-

meaning_definition: long-established | habitual | deep-seated

example_words_list_1: inveterate, inveteracy

categorical_group_list: Duration, Persistence, State

etymology: Latin inveteratus, past participle of inveterascere 'to become old/habitual', from in- 'in' + vetus 'old'


morpheme_key: invid

morpheme: invid

morpheme_head: invid

affix_form: invid-

meaning_definition: envy

example_words_list_1: invidious, envious

example_words_list_2: invidious, envious

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Malice

etymology: Latin invidere 'to look at with ill will, envy', from in- 'on, upon' + vidēre 'to see'


morpheme_key: invidious

morpheme: invidious

morpheme_head: invidious

affix_form: -invidious-

meaning_definition: envious | resentful | ill-willed

example_words_list_1: envy, envy-inducing, envy-filled

etymology: Latin invidiosus, from invidere 'to look with envy at', from in- 'on' + videre 'to see'


morpheme_key: invite

morpheme: invite

morpheme_head: invite

affix_form: -invite-

meaning_definition: to call | to request presence | to summon

example_words_list_1: invitation, inviting, uninvited

example_words_corpus: invited | invitee | invites | inviter | invitees | uninvite

categorical_group_list: Action, Social interaction

etymology: Latin invitare 'to invite, summon', from in- 'in, into' + itare 'to go', frequentative of ire 'to go'


morpheme_key: invoice

morpheme: invoice

morpheme_head: invoice

affix_form: -invoice-

meaning_definition: bill of sale | itemized list of goods | request for payment

example_words_list_1: invoice, invoicing, invoices

example_words_corpus: invoicers | reinvoices | reinvoiced | uninvoiced | misinvoiced | misinvoices

categorical_group_list: Commerce, Documentation

etymology: Latin 'invoce' (vocative of 'invocare', to call upon) -> Medieval Latin 'invocia' (call to account) -> Italian 'fattura' (bill) via semantic shift from 'calling to pay' to 'document of payment'


morpheme_key: invoke

morpheme: invoke

morpheme_head: invoke

affix_form: -invoke-

meaning_definition: to call upon | to summon | to cite

example_words_list_1: provoke, evocative, revocation

example_words_corpus: invoked | invokes | invoker | invokers | reinvoke | uninvoked

categorical_group_list: Action, Summoning, Verbal

etymology: Latin vocare 'to call', past participle stem voc-


morpheme_key: io

morpheme: io

morpheme_head: io

affix_form: -io-

sense_label: I

meaning_definition: I

example_words_list_1: io, io, io

example_words_corpus: ios | iopentol | iobitridol | iofendylate

categorical_group_list: Pronoun, First person, Subject

etymology: Latin personal pronoun 'ego' (I)


morpheme_key: iodo

morpheme: iodo

morpheme_head: iodo

affix_form: iodo-

allomorphs: iod

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: adjective,noun

meaning_definition: the element iodine

example_words_list_1: iodoprotein | iodoform

example_words_list_2: iodoprotein, iodoform

example_words_corpus: iodous | triiodo | iodoform | iodophor | iodobead | iodometry

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Elements

ancestor_etymon: iodum  OED

etymology: From Greek iōdēs 'violet-colored', from iō 'violet', referring to the violet vapor of iodine.

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED

source: MorphoQuantics | Stein


morpheme_key: iometer

morpheme: iometer

morpheme_head: iometer

affix_form: -iometer-

meaning_definition: instrument | device | apparatus

example_words_list_1: thermometer, barometer, altimeter, odometer, speedometer

categorical_group_list: Measurement, Instrument, Technology

etymology: Greek -metron 'measure', from meiromai 'to measure out'


morpheme_key: ion

morpheme: ion

morpheme_head: ion

affix_form: -ion

allomorphs: -ion

sense_label: the action or instance

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun

meaning_definition: the action or occurrence | outcome or product from the initial element | the act itself | the action performed by | the outcome | the condition or state | the ongoing process | the act or outcome | one who performs the action

example_words_list_1: assumption | liberation | revision | cancellation | contagion | infection | crenellation | attraction | legion | opinion | champion | scion

example_words_corpus: ions | ionic | Ionic | coion | diion | action

categorical_group_list: Nominalization, Result, Process

ancestor_etymon: -ion / -iōn, -iō OED

etymology: From Latin -iōnem (nominative -iō), noun of action from past participle stems of verbs, originally denoting the state or result of the action.

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Latin OED | Latin


affix_form: -ion-

sense_label: to go, hence: ion [ions go to an electrical charge

meaning_definition: move | migrate toward a charge

example_words_list_1: anion, cation, positron

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physics

etymology: From Greek -ion, neuter suffix of result or instrument, from eienai 'to go'


morpheme_key: ionic

morpheme: ionic

morpheme_head: ionic

affix_form: -ionic-

meaning_definition: ion | charged particle

example_words_list_1: ionic, ionosphere, ionize

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Physics

etymology: Greek ion 'going, moving'


morpheme_key: iono

morpheme: iono

morpheme_head: iono

affix_form: -iono-

sense_label: ion

example_words_list_1: anion, cation, ionization

categorical_group_list: Physics, Chemistry

etymology: Greek ion (ἰόν), present participle of einai (εἶναι) 'to go'


morpheme_key: ior

morpheme: ior

morpheme_head: ior

affix_form: -ior

morpheme_subtype: forms:noun, adjective

derivational_or_inflectional: inflectional | derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun, adjective

meaning_definition: Comparative adjective former | more

example_words_list_1: anterior | posterior | exterior | interior | superior | inferior | ulterior | junior

categorical_group_list: comparative,adjective-forming suffix

ancestor_etymon: ior

etymology: Latin comparative suffix -ior, from PIE *-yos- (superlative/comparative suffix)


morpheme_key: iour

morpheme: iour

morpheme_head: iour

affix_form: -iour

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb

meaning_definition: the process of performing the action indicated by the initial component

example_words_list_1: favour | parlour | splendour | behaviour | saviour

categorical_group_list: Nominalization, Resultative

ancestor_etymon: -ur | -eour / -(t)ōr OED | ior

etymology: From Latin -ōrem (accusative of -or), via Old French -our, denoting action, result, or agent.

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French from Latin OED


morpheme_key: ious

morpheme: ious

morpheme_head: ious

affix_form: -ious

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective

meaning_definition: characterized by | comprising or filled with the meaning of the preceding element | abundant in | exhibiting | embodying the attributes of

example_words_list_1: ambitious, delicious, furious, cautious, various

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Quality, State

ancestor_etymon: -ōsus | -ōsa | -ōsum OED | ios

etymology: From Latin -iosus, from -ius + -osus


morpheme_key: ips

morpheme: ips

morpheme_head: ips

affix_form: -ips-

allomorphs: ipsi | ipso

meaning_definition: own being | individual self

example_words_list_1: ipse dixit, ipsilateral, ipsissima verba, ipso facto, ipso jure, res ipsa loquitur, solipsism

categorical_group_list: Identity, Reflexive

etymology: Latin ipse 'self, very' (intensifier of is, ea, id)


morpheme_key: ir

morpheme: ir

morpheme_head: ir

affix_form: ir-

sense_label: not

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: not suffix | adjective/adverb

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: irregular, irreplaceable, irrevocable, irritable, irreligious, irremovable, irremediable, irremissible, irremunerative, irremunerated

example_words_corpus: iraser | irasers | irregular | irreality | irrecured | irregible

related_morphemes: a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-, mal-, non-, un-

categorical_group_list: Negator | negation

ancestor_etymon: il | in-  OED

etymology: From Latin ir- | assimilated form of in- used before r-. | variant of in1 before 'r' | 'ir-' | prefix2 OED | in-

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED | Latin

source: Wiktionary | MorphoQuantics


morpheme_key: ira

morpheme: ira

morpheme_head: ira

affix_form: -ira-

meaning_definition: anger | wrath | ire

example_words_list_1: irascible, irate, irrevocable, irremediable, irrefutable

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Anger, Core concept

etymology: Latin ira 'anger, wrath'


morpheme_key: iran

morpheme: iran

morpheme_head: iran

affix_form: -iran-

meaning_definition: Aryan | noble | related to Iran

example_words_list_1: Iranian, Iran

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Ethnonym, Geography

etymology: From Old Persian arya- 'noble'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old Persian

etymological_family: other


morpheme_key: irasc

morpheme: irasc

morpheme_head: irasc

affix_form: irasc-

meaning_definition: to provoke | to anger | to incite

example_words_list_1: irascible | irate | ire

example_words_list_2: irascible | irate | ire

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Anger

etymology: Latin irasci 'to become angry', from in- 'into' + scandere 'to climb'


morpheme_key: irascible

morpheme: irascible

morpheme_head: irascible

affix_form: -irascible-

meaning_definition: irritable | easily angered | prone to anger

example_words_list_1: irascibility, irascibly

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Temperament

etymology: Latin irascibilis, from irasci 'to become angry'


morpheme_key: irat

morpheme: irat

morpheme_head: irate

affix_form: irat-

allomorphs: irat | iratus

meaning_definition: anger | wrath | fury

example_words_list_1: irascible, irate, ire

example_words_list_2: irascible, irate, ire


morpheme_key: ire

morpheme: ire

morpheme_head: ire

affix_form: -ire-

meaning_definition: to go

example_words_list_1: exit, digress, retire, ire

example_words_corpus: ired | ires | ireful | irefully | irefulness

categorical_group_list: Motion, Verb

etymology: Latin ire 'to go', from Proto-Indo-European *h1ei- 'to go'


morpheme_key: irene

morpheme: irene

morpheme_head: irene

affix_form: -irene-

meaning_definition: peace

example_words_list_1: irenic, irenicism

example_words_corpus: irenes

categorical_group_list: State of being, Positive concept

etymology: Greek eirēnē 'peace'


morpheme_key: iri

morpheme: iri

morpheme_head: iri

affix_form: iri-

meaning_definition: multicolored arc in the sky | colored portion of the eye

example_words_list_1: iridescent

example_words_list_2: iridescent

categorical_group_list: Color, Nature

ancestor_etymon: iri

etymology: Greek ἶρις (iris) 'rainbow'


morpheme_key: irid

morpheme: irid

morpheme_head: irid

affix_form: irid-

allomorphs: iride | irido

meaning_definition: rainbow | iris

example_words_list_1: iridescent | iridium | iridectomy

example_words_list_2: iridescent | iridium | iridectomy

example_words_corpus: iridic | aniridic | iridalgia | iridectomy | iridectomies | iridectomize

categorical_group_list: Color, Light, Biology

etymology: iris


morpheme_key: iridescence

morpheme: iridescence

morpheme_head: iridescence

affix_form: -iridescence-

meaning_definition: shimmering | rainbow-like | lustrous

categorical_group_list: Visual property, Light, Color

etymology: From Latin 'iridis' (rainbow) + '-escence' (becoming)


morpheme_key: iridescent

morpheme: iridescent

morpheme_head: iridescent

affix_form: -iridescent-

meaning_definition: showing | displaying | exhibiting | rainbow-like | shimmering | lustrous

example_words_list_1: iridescence, iridescently

categorical_group_list: Visual, Light, Color

etymology: Latin 'iridis' (rainbow) + '-escent' (becoming)


morpheme_key: iridico

morpheme: iridico

morpheme_head: iridico

affix_form: iridico-

meaning_definition: iridescent | rainbow-like | shimmering

example_words_list_1: iridescence, iridescent, iridology

categorical_group_list: Color, Light, Visual property

etymology: Latin iris, irid- 'rainbow' + -icus suffix forming adjectives


morpheme_key: iridium

morpheme: iridium

morpheme_head: iridium

affix_form: -iridium-

meaning_definition: iridium (element)

example_words_list_1: iridium, iridescent, iris, iridectomy, iridology

categorical_group_list: Material, Element

etymology: Greek iris "rainbow"


morpheme_key: iris

morpheme: iris

morpheme_head: iris

affix_form: iris-

sense_label: rainbow, iris

meaning_definition: multicolored arc in sky | eye's colored part

example_words_list_1: irid, iridectomy, iridescent, iridic, iridium, iris

example_words_corpus: irised | irises | irislike | iriscope | autoiris | iriscopes


morpheme_key: irish

morpheme: irish

morpheme_head: irish

affix_form: -irish-

meaning_definition: of or relating to Ireland or its people | Irish language

example_words_list_1: Irish

example_words_corpus: Irishy | Irishly | Irishry | Irisher | Irishman | Irishism

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Ethnonym, Adjective

etymology: From Old Irish 'Ériu' (name of Ireland) + '-ish' (adjective-forming suffix)


morpheme_key: irk

morpheme: irk

morpheme_head: irk

affix_form: -irk-

meaning_definition: to annoy | to irritate | to vex

example_words_list_1: irk, irksome, irking

example_words_corpus: irks | irky | irked | irking | forirk | irketh

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Annoyance

etymology: Middle English irken, from im- (in) + erken (to awaken/disturb)

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: iron

morpheme: iron

morpheme_head: iron

affix_form: -iron-

meaning_definition: conceal true intentions through language | verbally obscure genuine feelings

example_words_list_1: irony, ironic, ironical

example_words_list_2: irony, ironic, ironical

example_words_corpus: irony | irons | ironic | ironed | ironer | diiron

categorical_group_list: Communication, Deception

ancestor_etymon: iron

etymology: Greek eirōneia "dissimulation"


morpheme_key: iroquois

morpheme: iroquois

morpheme_head: iroquois

affix_form: -iroquois-

meaning_definition: Iroquois

example_words_list_1: Iroquois, Iroquoian

categorical_group_list: Ethnicity, Language, Proper Noun

etymology: From the name of the Iroquois people, derived from the French 'Iroquois', likely from an Algonquian exonym.

ancestor_etymon_language: Iroquoian


morpheme_key: irredentist

morpheme: irredentist

morpheme_head: irredentist

affix_form: -irredentist-

meaning_definition: advocating for the reclamation of lost territory | nationalist

example_words_list_1: ['irredentism', 'irredentisms']

categorical_group_list: Politics, Nationalism

etymology: Italian 'irredenta' (unredeemed)


morpheme_key: irrig

morpheme: irrig

morpheme_head: irrig

affix_form: -irrig-

meaning_definition: to water | to supply with water

example_words_list_1: irrigate, irrigation

categorical_group_list: Action, Hydration

etymology: Latin irrigatus, past participle of irrigare 'to water, moisten', from in- 'into' + rigare 'to moisten, wet'


morpheme_key: irrit

morpheme: irrit

morpheme_head: irrit

affix_form: -irrit-

meaning_definition: to anger | to annoy | to provoke

example_words_list_1: irritate, irritation, irresistible, irritable

categorical_group_list: Emotion, Agitation

etymology: Latin irritus 'unsettled, invalid, ineffective', from ir- 'not' + itus 'gone', past participle of ire 'to go'


morpheme_key: is

morpheme: is

morpheme_head: is

affix_form: is-

sense_label: equal

meaning_definition: equal | same

example_words_list_1: isogloss | isograph | isometric | isomorphic | isosceles | isotonic | isotropic

example_words_corpus: whois | iswas | isness | tiswas | agenesis | digenesis

categorical_group_list: Equality, Measurement, Mathematics

etymology: ϝίσϝος (wíswos) | ἴσος (ísos)


morpheme_key: iso

morpheme: is(o)

morpheme_head: is(o)

meaning_definition: equivalent | matching | exact duplicate

example_words_list_1: isomer | isosceles | isotope | isotonic | isometric | isobar | isolate | isochromatic | isotherm | isogloss | isograph | isomorphic | isotropic | aniseikonia | anisometric | anisometropia | isobath | isogonic | isometropia | Isopoda | isopropyl | Isoptera | istotropic

example_words_list_2: isomer | isosceles | isotope | isometric | isobar | isolate | isochromatic | isotherm | isogloss | isograph | isomorphic | isotonic | isotropic | aniseikonia | anisometric | anisometropia | isobath | isogonic | isometropia | Isopoda | isopropyl | Isoptera | istotropic

example_words_corpus: isomer | isobar | isogon | isopod | isonym | isolux

related_morphemes: compare aniso / aniso

categorical_group_list: Descriptives | Comparator equality | Quantity | Amount

ancestor_etymon: ἴσος  OED | iso

etymology: Greek ἴσος (isos) 'equal'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED | Greek

source: MorphoQuantics | Wikipedia | Cognatarium | http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Wikidata


morpheme_key: isation

morpheme: isation

morpheme_head: isation

affix_form: -isation

meaning_definition: process of | act of | result of

example_words_list_1: acclimatisation | decimalisation | modernisation

example_words_corpus: memoisation | iconisation | dockisation | humanisation | equalisation | Asianisation

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

etymology: From Latin -atio(n-), from the past participle stem of verbs ending in -are, via Old French -isation


morpheme_key: ischio

morpheme: ischio

morpheme_head: ischio

affix_form: ischio-

allomorphs: ischi

sense_label: hip

meaning_definition: hip | ischium

example_words_list_1: ischioanal | ischiocele | ischiopubic | ischiopagus | ischiorectal | ischiosacral

categorical_group_list: Anatomy, Body part

etymology: Greek ischion 'hip'


morpheme_key: ise

morpheme: ise

morpheme_head: ise

affix_form: -ise

morpheme_subtype: forms:verb | Verb action

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: verb | Verb action

meaning_definition: transform into | impart a form or quality | apply the action of the first element to | cause to become | induce to yield

example_words_list_1: realise, organise, civilise, visualise, symbolise

example_words_list_2: civilize | randomize | standardize | capitalise | exercise | publicise | synthesise | hypnotise | finalise | ostracise | proselytize | sanitize | microphone (small sound > to big sound) | microbiology (study of very small living things) | microbe (very small living thing)

example_words_corpus: remise | remises | remised | lionise | odorise | ozonise

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: -iser / -ίζειν OED | ize

etymology: cognate with French -ise-r | ... < late Latin -izāre | -īzāre | < Greek -ίζειν | formative of verbs OED | Latin -iscus Greek -iskos : diminutive suffix

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Greek OED | Greek

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | Cognatarium | Stein


morpheme_key: ish

morpheme: ish

morpheme_head: ish

affix_form: -ish

allomorphs: -ish1 | -ish2 | -ish3 | -ish4 | -ish5

sense_label: having the characteristics of what is denoted by t

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | adverb | cardinal

derivational_or_inflectional: Derivational | derivational suffix affix bound morpheme

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun | adjective | adverb | cardinal numeral | 0.000111126888385388

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | adverb | cardinal | noun | verb

meaning_definition: resembles | associated with | approximates | denotes origin | relates to | reflects | minor form | conveys negative traits | nearly | pertaining to | similar to

example_words_list_1: childish, foolish, yellowish, reddish, stylish, selfish

example_words_corpus: apish | alish | thish | Yiish | UNish | Polish

categorical_group_list: Diminutive | attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: disparative | -isc  OED | ish

etymology: From Old English '-isc', from Proto-Germanic '-iskaz', from Proto-Indo-European '-iskos'

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English OED | Latin | ...


morpheme_key: isinglass

morpheme: isinglass

morpheme_head: isinglass

affix_form: -isinglass-

meaning_definition: collagen-based substance | fish bladder extract

example_words_list_1: ['isinglass']

categorical_group_list: Material, Substance

etymology: Middle English 'isinglass', likely from 'is' (ice) + 'glass'

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: isk

morpheme: isk

morpheme_head: isk

affix_form: -isk

morpheme_subtype: forms:Adjective mitigator

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: Adjective mitigator

meaning_definition: small variant of {prev} | endearing small form

example_words_list_1: asterisk | basilisk

example_words_list_2: asterisk | basilisk

categorical_group_list: Mitigator

ancestor_etymon: ish

etymology: Greek -iskos 'small'


morpheme_key: islam

morpheme: islam

morpheme_head: islam

affix_form: -islam-

meaning_definition: submission | surrender | obedience

example_words_list_1: Muslim, Islamic, Islamism, Islamophobia

example_words_corpus: Hislam | Islamic | Islamist | Islamite | Islamism | Islamdom

categorical_group_list: Religion, Submission

etymology: Arabic salima 'to be safe, whole, or sound' -> salima 'to submit' -> Islam 'submission (to God)'

ancestor_etymon_language: Arabic


morpheme_key: isle

morpheme: isle

morpheme_head: isle

affix_form: -isle-

allomorphs: isl

meaning_definition: island | land surrounded by water

example_words_list_1: isle, islander, isles

example_words_corpus: islet | isles | enisle | islets | inisle | enisled

categorical_group_list: Geography, Nature

etymology: Old English īegland, from īeg 'island' + land 'land'; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *augjō

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: ismus

morpheme: ismus

morpheme_head: ismus

affix_form: -ismus

allomorphs: -ismus | ism

meaning_definition: sudden involuntary muscle jerk | tightening or shortening | a doctrine or framework associated with the initial component

example_words_list_1: hemiballismus | historicismus | mythicismus

example_words_list_2: historicismus, mythicismus

example_words_corpus: anismus | vaginismus | vaginismuses

categorical_group_list: Doctrine, Condition, System

ancestor_etymon: -ισμός  OED

etymology: Greek -ισμός | related to -ism < Greek -ισμός ... | indicating a typical condition or typical conduct OED

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek  OED


morpheme_key: isoindol

morpheme: isoindol

morpheme_head: isoindol

affix_form: isoindol-

example_words_list_1: isoindole, isoindolyl

categorical_group_list: Equality, Chemical/Scientific

etymology: Greek isos 'equal' + indole (chemical stem)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: isola

morpheme: isola

morpheme_head: isola

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: landmass encircled by water | act of separating from a group

example_words_list_1: isolate, insulate, insular

example_words_list_2: isolate, insulate, insular

categorical_group_list: Geography, Separation

ancestor_etymon: insula

etymology: Latin insula 'island'


morpheme_key: isolate

morpheme: isolate

morpheme_head: isolate

affix_form: -isolate-

meaning_definition: alone | separate | detached

example_words_list_1: isolate, isolation, isolationism, isolatable

example_words_corpus: isolated | isolates | reisolate | unisolated | nonisolate | reisolated

categorical_group_list: Separation, Singularity

etymology: Greek isolos 'alone' + -os


morpheme_key: isolde

morpheme: isolde

morpheme_head: isolde

affix_form: -isolde-

meaning_definition: Isolde | Iseult

example_words_list_1: Isolde, Iseult

categorical_group_list: Proper Name, Romance Literature, Celtic Legend

etymology: From Middle English Isolt, from Old French Yseut, ultimately from the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde.


morpheme_key: ison

morpheme: ison

morpheme_head: ison

affix_form: -ison

morpheme_subtype: forms:noun, verb

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: noun, verb

meaning_definition: form noun

example_words_list_1: benison | bison | caparison | comparison | garrison | grison | imprison | unison | jettison | liaison

categorical_group_list: Noun maker

ancestor_etymon: ison

etymology: From Old French -ison, -son, from Latin -ionem (nominative -io), from the verb stem + -io, indicating the action or result of a verb.


morpheme_key: isos

morpheme: isos

morpheme_head: isos

affix_form: isos-

meaning_definition: equal | similar

example_words_list_1: isometric, isotope

example_words_list_2: isometric, isotope

categorical_group_list: Comparator equality

ancestor_etymon: iso


morpheme_key: isosceles

morpheme: isosceles

morpheme_head: isosceles

affix_form: -isosceles-

meaning_definition: having two equal sides

example_words_list_1: isosceles

categorical_group_list: Geometry, Shape, Equality

etymology: Greek isos 'equal' + skelos 'leg'


morpheme_key: iss

morpheme: iss

morpheme_head: iss

affix_form: iss-

meaning_definition: depart | go out | go forth

example_words_list_1: issue | reissue

example_words_list_2: issue | reissue

categorical_group_list: Motion, Exit

etymology: Latin ex- 'out of' + ire 'to go'


morpheme_key: issimo

morpheme: issimo

morpheme_head: issimo

affix_form: -issimo

meaning_definition: exteremely, remarkably

example_words_list_1: altissimo, fortissimo, pianissimo

example_words_list_2: altissimo, fortissimo, pianissimo

categorical_group_list: Degree, Intensity

etymology: Italian superlative suffix -issimo, derived from Latin -issimus (superlative of -us)


morpheme_key: issue

morpheme: issue

morpheme_head: issue

affix_form: -issue-

meaning_definition: to exit | to flow out | to emerge

example_words_list_1: issue, reissue, disissue

example_words_corpus: issues | issuer | issuers | reissue | issueth | issuest

categorical_group_list: Motion, Emergence

etymology: Latin 'ex' (out) + 'ire' (to go)


morpheme_key: ist

morpheme: ist

morpheme_head: ist

affix_form: -ist

allomorphs: -ist1 | -ist2

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | noun | suffix

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational suffix affix bound morpheme | derivational

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | noun | suffix

meaning_definition: specialist in a field | adheres to a specified doctrine | person associated with a practice | suffix forming nouns indicating someone who performs or creates the specified action | believer or practitioner of a theory | expert in a domain | supporter of a doctrine

example_words_list_1: artist, scientist, journalist, dentist, pianist

example_words_corpus: ists | odist | Idist | nudist | sexist | oboist

related_morphemes: this list is not exhaustive

categorical_group_list: Agent, Profession, Adherent, Noun-forming

ancestor_etymon: -iste / -ιστής OED | ist

etymology: From Greek -istes (agent noun suffix) via Latin -ista or French -iste

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Greek OED | Latin | Greek | ...


morpheme_key: istanbul

morpheme: istanbul

morpheme_head: istanbul

affix_form: -istanbul-

meaning_definition: Istanbul

example_words_list_1: Istanbul

categorical_group_list: Proper Noun, Location

etymology: From Medieval Greek 'eis tēn Polin' (to the City)


morpheme_key: isthm

morpheme: isthm

morpheme_head: isthm

affix_form: isthm-

allomorphs: isthmo

meaning_definition: neck | narrow strip of land

example_words_list_1: isthmus, isthmian

categorical_group_list: Geography, Shape

etymology: Greek 'isthmos' meaning neck or narrow strip


morpheme_key: istic

morpheme: istic

morpheme_head: istic

affix_form: -istic

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | noun

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | noun

meaning_definition: pertaining to | characterized by | having the nature of

example_words_list_1: atomistic | artistic | characteristic | deistic | logistic | puristic

categorical_group_list: Suffix concatenation

ancestor_etymon: -ique / -ικός OED | ist

etymology: From Greek -istikos, formed from the suffix -ikos (adjectival) added to the stem of nouns ending in -ismos, ultimately derived from the verb stem -izō ('to make, to do').

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Greek OED


morpheme_key: istical

morpheme: istical

morpheme_head: istical

affix_form: -istical

example_words_list_1: mystical, statistical, artistical

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Relation

etymology: From Latin -isticus, from Greek -istikos, formed from the suffix -ikos (adjectival) added to the stem of nouns ending in -istēs


morpheme_key: istically

morpheme: istically

morpheme_head: istically

affix_form: -istically

meaning_definition: in a manner characteristic of

example_words_list_1: artistically

categorical_group_list: Manner, Adverbial formation

etymology: Greek -ikos (adjectival suffix) + -istis (agent noun suffix) + -os (adverbial suffix)


morpheme_key: ists

morpheme: ists

morpheme_head: ists

affix_form: -ists

meaning_definition: one who practices | person who believes in | adherent

example_words_list_1: artist, pianist, chemist, biologist

categorical_group_list: Agent, Personhood

etymology: Greek -istēs 'specialist, practitioner'


morpheme_key: it

morpheme: it

morpheme_head: it

affix_form: -it-

meaning_definition: move | cross

example_words_list_1: iteration, itinerary, itinerary, iterative

example_words_corpus: its | itself | damnit | Bumpit | sobeit | itsself

related_morphemes: more at comit / comit

categorical_group_list: Capability | Anomalous form

ancestor_etymon: it

etymology: Latin ire 'to go'


morpheme_key: italic

morpheme: italic

morpheme_head: italic

affix_form: -italic-

meaning_definition: slanting | inclined | oblique

example_words_list_1: italic, italics

example_words_corpus: Italicism

categorical_group_list: Shape, Orientation

etymology: Latin 'italicus' meaning 'of the Italic people', from 'Italia'


morpheme_key: italy

morpheme: italy

morpheme_head: italy

affix_form: -italy-

meaning_definition: Italy

example_words_list_1: Italian

etymology: From Latin Italia, from Oscan Viteliu 'land of cattle'


morpheme_key: itary

morpheme: itary

morpheme_head: itary

affix_form: -itary

meaning_definition: pertaining to | characterized by | engaged in

example_words_list_1: military, solitary, sedentary

categorical_group_list: Relational, Adjectival

etymology: Latin -itarius, from it- 'going' (past participle stem of ire)


morpheme_key: itate

morpheme: itate

morpheme_head: itate

affix_form: -itate

meaning_definition: to make | to cause to be

example_words_list_1: activate, facilitate, precipitate, irritate

categorical_group_list: Causative, Verbal

etymology: Latin -itatus, past participle suffix of verbs in -ire (from Proto-Italic *-ito-)


morpheme_key: itation

morpheme: itation

morpheme_head: itation

affix_form: -itation

meaning_definition: act of | process of

example_words_list_1: imagination, irritation, imitation

categorical_group_list: Nominalization, Action

etymology: From Latin -itio, -ationem, noun suffix derived from the past participle stem of verbs ending in -ire or -ere + -io


morpheme_key: itch

morpheme: itch

morpheme_head: itch

affix_form: itch

meaning_definition: A persistent, nagging desire or longing | A continual, annoying urge or want

example_words_list_1: itchy | itches | itched | itcher | itching | itchily

etymology: From Old English 'icce', meaning to itch

ancestor_etymon_language: Old English


morpheme_key: ite

morpheme: ite

morpheme_head: ite

affix_form: -ite

allomorphs: -ite1 | -ite2 | -ite3

meaning_definition: related to | resident of | defining trait of

example_words_list_1: socialite, parasite, meteorite, anthracite, sulfite

example_words_corpus: Saite | KLite | UPite | pyrite | indite | nanite

categorical_group_list: Grouper | Noun maker

ancestor_etymon: -ίτης  OED | ite

etymology: From Greek -ites, from -itis (fem. of -itos), agent noun suffix derived from the past participle suffix -itos, ultimately from the verb stem ending in -iō.


morpheme_key: item

morpheme: item

morpheme_head: item

affix_form: -item-

meaning_definition: a particular thing | an object | a thing of a specified kind

example_words_list_1: item

example_words_corpus: items | itemize | subitem | itemise | itemset | itemised

categorical_group_list: Entity, Object

etymology: Latin 'item' meaning 'likewise, also, in the same way', from 'idem' (the same)


morpheme_key: iter

morpheme: iter

morpheme_head: iter

affix_form: iter-

sense_label: again

meaning_definition: once more | reiterate | the next occurrence

example_words_list_1: iterate | reiterate | iteration | iterative

example_words_corpus: iters | iteral | iterate | iterates | iterable | iterator

categorical_group_list: Repetition, Iteration

etymology: Latin iterum 'again, a second time'


morpheme_key: iterate

morpheme: iterate

morpheme_head: iterate

affix_form: -iterate-

meaning_definition: repeat | recur | go through

example_words_list_1: iteration, iterative, iterator

categorical_group_list: Repetition, Motion, Process

etymology: Latin iteratus, past participle of iterare 'to repeat', from iterum 'again'


morpheme_key: itic

morpheme: itic

morpheme_head: itic

affix_form: -itic

derivational_or_inflectional: derivational

meaning_definition: form adjective, form noun

example_words_list_1: fanatic, fanaticism, fanaticize

categorical_group_list: Adjectival formation, Relational

etymology: Greek -ikos, from ikos (pertaining to), from eimi (to be)


morpheme_key: itiner

morpheme: itiner

morpheme_head: itiner

affix_form: itiner-

meaning_definition: trip | stroll

example_words_list_1: itinerary | itinerant

example_words_list_2: itinerary | itinerant

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: iter

etymology: iter | itineris


morpheme_key: itinerant

morpheme: itinerant

morpheme_head: itinerant

affix_form: -itinerant-

meaning_definition: traveling | wandering | moving from place to place

example_words_list_1: itinerant, itinerate

categorical_group_list: Movement, Motion

etymology: Latin itiner- 'journey' (from ire 'to go') + -ant- 'one who does'


morpheme_key: itinerary

morpheme: itinerary

morpheme_head: itinerary

affix_form: -itinerary-

meaning_definition: journey | route | travel plan

example_words_list_1: itinerary

categorical_group_list: Movement, Path

etymology: Latin itinerarius 'of or belonging to a journey', from itiner- 'journey' (stem of iter)


morpheme_key: itious

morpheme: itious

morpheme_head: itious

affix_form: -itious

meaning_definition: relating to | characterized by

example_words_list_1: fictitious | surreptitious | nutritious | seditious

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Quality, Characteristic

ancestor_etymon: tion

etymology: From Latin -itius, from -itus (past participle suffix of verbs like facere, ferre) + -osus (adjectival suffix meaning 'full of').


morpheme_key: itis

morpheme: itis

morpheme_head: itis

affix_form: -itis

allomorphs: -itis

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: noun | 0

meaning_definition: inflammatory condition

example_words_list_1: tonsillitis | appendicitis | laryngitis | sinusitis | meningitis | poliomyelitis | nephritis | neuritis | osteoarthritis | otitis | tendonitis | bronchitis | arthritis | conjunctivitis | enteritis | gastritis

example_words_corpus: otitis | myitis | colitis | ileitis | divitis | uveitis

categorical_group_list: Anatomy pathology

ancestor_etymon: -ῖτις  OED | it is

etymology: Greek -itis (suffix denoting inflammation)

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek | Greek  OED

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Cognatarium | Wikidata


morpheme_key: itive

morpheme: itive

morpheme_head: itive

affix_form: -itive

parts_of_speech_this_morpheme_can_join_onto: verb | noun

meaning_definition: performing an action | related to the action of the initial component | inducing | producing | adjectival form of a noun

example_words_list_1: additive | definitive | primitive | assertive | exploitative | supportive | punitive

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Aspectual

ancestor_etymon: -if | -ive / -īvus OED

etymology: From Latin -itivus, from past participle stem of ferre 'to carry' + -vus, forming adjectives indicating tendency or result.

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Latin OED


morpheme_key: itize

morpheme: itize

morpheme_head: itize

affix_form: -itize

meaning_definition: to make | to cause to become

example_words_list_1: finalize, prioritize, modernize

categorical_group_list: Verbalization, Causative

etymology: From Greek -izein, from -is + -ein, ultimately from Indo-European *-yeh₂-


morpheme_key: ito

morpheme: ito

morpheme_head: ito

affix_form: -ito-

sense_label: small

meaning_definition: small | diminutive | affectionate

example_words_list_1: casita, perrito, gatito

categorical_group_list: Diminutive, Affection, Size

etymology: Spanish diminutive suffix -ito, derived from Latin -ittus

ancestor_etymon_language: Spanish


morpheme_key: itol

morpheme: itol

morpheme_head: itol

affix_form: -itol

meaning_definition: alcohol made of {prev}

example_words_list_1: malitol | sorbitol

example_words_list_2: malitol, sorbitol

example_words_corpus: sorbitol | mannitol | threitol | miglitol | threitols | mannitols

categorical_group_list: Chemistry, Substance

ancestor_etymon: itol

etymology: From Greek -itol, from polysyllabic alcohol names ending in -itol (e.g., sorbitol), derived from Greek -itolos, a variant of -itol derived from Greek 'hēdus' (sweet) or related to 'sorbitus' (sorbitol), ultimately from Greek 'hēdos' (sweetness).


morpheme_key: itorium

morpheme: itorium

morpheme_head: itorium

affix_form: -itorium

meaning_definition: place for | location of

example_words_list_1: auditorium, auditorium, planetarium, solarium

categorical_group_list: Location, Place

etymology: Latin -itorium, neuter of -itorius, from -itor (agent noun suffix) + -ium (neuter suffix denoting place)


morpheme_key: itous

morpheme: itous

morpheme_head: itous

affix_form: -itous

meaning_definition: characterized by | full of | possessing the quality of

example_words_list_1: ambitious, expeditious, fortuitous

categorical_group_list: Qualitative, Adjectival

etymology: Latin suffix -itus, past participle suffix of verbs (e.g., ambire, expedire, fortui)


morpheme_key: its

morpheme: its

morpheme_head: its

affix_form: -its-

meaning_definition: not | without | lacking

example_words_list_1: atypical, anonymous, amoral, asymmetrical, anaerobic

categorical_group_list: Negation, Privative, Greek origin

etymology: Greek privative prefix a- (before vowels) or an- (before consonants), from an- 'not, without'


morpheme_key: itude

morpheme: itude

morpheme_head: itude

affix_form: -itude

allomorphs: -itude

meaning_definition: state | quality or condition related to the root element | state | quality | existence

example_words_list_1: aptitude | magnitude | verisimilitude | attitude | gratitude | solitude

example_words_corpus: solitude | finitude | dogitude | amplitude | vastitude | solitudes

categorical_group_list: State, Quality, Condition

ancestor_etymon: -itude / -itūdō OED | tion

etymology: From Latin -itudo, -itudinis, a suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives (e.g., altus -> altitudo).

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Latin OED | Latin


morpheme_key: ity

morpheme: ity

morpheme_head: ity

affix_form: -ity

meaning_definition: a state | the quality or condition associated with the preceding element | an occurrence of this | condition | state | quality | character | N [name of quality]

example_words_list_1: ['purity', 'complexity', 'activity', 'capacity', 'velocity']

example_words_corpus: arity | nudity | oddity | uppity | vanity | purity

categorical_group_list: noun maker

ancestor_etymon: -ité / -itās OED | y

etymology: From Latin -itas (genitive -itatis), formed from the stem of adjectives ending in -idus, -idus, or -osus, corresponding to the English '-ness' or '-ity'.

ancestor_etymon_language: French from Latin OED | Latin | ...

source: http://www.palosverdes.com/jesse/pvphs/www—freecollege—com—vocab.htm | https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Stein


morpheme_key: ium

morpheme: ium

morpheme_head: ium

affix_form: -ium

meaning_definition: status | circumstance | assembly | location

example_words_list_1: pericardium | consortium | compendium

example_words_list_2: consortium, compendium

example_words_corpus: sodium | cerium | barium | curium | corium | niobium

ancestor_etymon: um

etymology: Latin neuter singular suffix -ium, derived from the neuter suffix -ium (from PIE *-yom), used to form abstract nouns or nouns denoting a place or collection.


morpheme_key: ius

morpheme: ius

morpheme_head: ius

affix_form: -ius

meaning_definition: law | right | justice

example_words_list_1: justice, jury, judicial

categorical_group_list: Law, Order, Authority

etymology: Latin ius 'right, law' (genitive iuris)


morpheme_key: ive

morpheme: ive

morpheme_head: ive

affix_form: -ive

morpheme_subtype: forms:adjective | noun | adjective/a

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: adjective | noun | adjective/adverb

meaning_definition: performing an action | inclined to perform the action denoted by the first element | one who performs the action | bringing about or producing | characterized by a certain quality | inclination or inherent quality | role or relationship | related to the state of {prev}

example_words_list_1: exploitative | representative | summative | additive | definitive | primitive | assertive | supportive | contraceptive | detective | objective | assumptive | receptive | reductive | abusive | exhaustive | abortive | plaintive | inquisitive | informative | attentive | pensive | elusive | deductive

example_words_corpus: active | arrive | fixive | abusive | survive | arrived

categorical_group_list: attribute adder

ancestor_etymon: -if | -ive / -īvus OED | ive

etymology: From Latin -īvus, formed from the past participle stem of verbs (e.g., *nātus* -> *nātīvus*), denoting origin, nature, or tendency.


morpheme_key: ivore

morpheme: ivore

morpheme_head: ivore

affix_form: -ivore

allomorphs: -ivore

meaning_definition: a being that consumes the entity denoted by the initial component

example_words_list_1: carnivore, herbivore, insectivore

example_words_list_2: carnivore, herbivore, insectivore

categorical_group_list: Diet, Biology

ancestor_etymon: -(i)vore OED

etymology: From Latin -vōr, -vōris 'eating', from edō 'to eat'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin  OED

source: OED


morpheme_key: ivory

morpheme: ivory

morpheme_head: ivory

affix_form: -ivory-

meaning_definition: ivory

example_words_list_1: ivory

example_words_corpus: ivorylike | ivorytype | ivorybill | ivorytypes | ivorybills

categorical_group_list: Material, Nature

etymology: From Old French 'ivoire', derived from Late Latin 'ebur' (ivory) via the Vulgar Latin form '*eburium'.

ancestor_etymon_language: Old French


morpheme_key: ivy

morpheme: ivy

morpheme_head: ivy

affix_form: -ivy-

meaning_definition: ivy (the plant)

example_words_list_1: ivy

example_words_corpus: ivylike

categorical_group_list: Nature, Flora

etymology: Old English if


morpheme_key: ization

morpheme: ization

morpheme_head: ization

affix_form: -ization

meaning_definition: make

example_words_list_1: organization, realization, stabilization, visualization, customization

example_words_list_2: emphasize | bowdlerize | bastardize | idolize | fanaticize | publicize | synthesize | hypnotize | acclimatization | alphabetization | amortization | authorization | demoralization | industrialization | pedestrianization

categorical_group_list: Nominalization, Process

etymology: French -isation from Latin -atio


morpheme_key: ize

morpheme: ize

morpheme_head: ize

affix_form: ize-

sense_label: to convert into, give the character or shape, to s

part_of_speech_created_by_this_suffix: verb

meaning_definition: transform into | impart a form or quality | apply the action indicated by the preceding element

example_words_list_1: civilize, randomize, standardize, capitalise

example_words_corpus: odize | ionize | odized | odizes | medize | webize

ancestor_etymon: -iser / -ίζειν OED

etymology: From Greek -izein, from -izo 'make, become'

source: https://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/ | Stein | Wikidata


morpheme_key: izine

morpheme: izine

morpheme_head: izine

affix_form: -izine

meaning_definition: characterized by | having the nature of

example_words_list_1: buclizine | cyclizine | cyclizines | clocinizine | chlorcyclizine | homochlorcyclizine

categorical_group_list: Adjectival, Derivational

etymology: Greek -izein (to make, to do)


morpheme_key: izzle

morpheme: izzle

morpheme_head: izzle

affix_form: -izzle

meaning_definition: stylistic emphasis | rhythmic substitution

example_words_list_1: nizzle | hizzle | nizzles | shizzle

example_words_corpus: nizzle | hizzle | nizzles | shizzle

categorical_group_list: Slang, Stylistic

etymology: African American Vernacular English (AAVE) slang suffix, popularized in the 1990s hip-hop culture, likely derived from the word 'fizzle' or used for rhythmic effect.


morpheme_key: jab

morpheme: jab

morpheme_head: jab

affix_form: -jab-

meaning_definition: to poke | to strike | to thrust

example_words_list_1: jab

example_words_corpus: jabs | jabby | jabber | jabbing | jabless | jabberer

categorical_group_list: Motion, Physical action

etymology: imitative of the sound or action of a quick, sharp movement

ancestor_etymon_language: Middle English


morpheme_key: jabber

morpheme: jabber

morpheme_head: jabber

affix_form: -jabber-

meaning_definition: to talk rapidly and ineffectively | chatter | prattle

example_words_list_1: jabber, jabbering, jabbered

example_words_corpus: jabbers | jabbery | jabbered | jabberers | jabbering | jabberings

categorical_group_list: Speech, Communication

etymology: imitative of the sound of rapid speech


morpheme_key: jac

morpheme: jac

morpheme_head: ject

affix_form: jac-

allomorphs: jac

sense_label: throw

meaning_definition: to propel or hurl | to recline or rest | to send or direct | to place or position | to throw down or cause to fall

example_words_list_1: project, eject, inject, object, subject, trajectory, trajectory

related_morphemes: more at jacent / jacent / : ject / ject, jet / jet

categorical_group_list: Capability

ancestor_etymon: ject

etymology: Latin jacere "to throw"


morpheme_key: jacent

morpheme: jacent

morpheme_head: jacent

affix_form: False

meaning_definition: to collapse suddenly | to rest in a horizontal position

example_words_list_1: adjacent | subjacent | superjacent Variant Spellings: joist | joist

related_morphemes: part of jac / jac

categorical_group_list: Anomalous form

etymology: Latin iacēre 'to lie down, to throw'


morpheme_key: jack

morpheme: jack

morpheme_head: jack

affix_form: -jack-

meaning_definition: jackal

example_words_list_1: jackal, jackalope

example_words_corpus: Jacky | jacks | jacked | jackdaw | jackass | jackpot

categorical_group_list: Animal, Mammal

etymology: Arabic 'thul' (jackal) via French ' chacal'


morpheme_key: jackal

morpheme: jackal

morpheme_head: jackal

affix_form: -jackal-

meaning_definition: canid | scavenger | desert dog

example_words_list_1: jackal

example_words_corpus: jackals | werejackal | werejackals

categorical_group_list: Animal, Fauna

etymology: Arabic ḏibʿa (ذِئْبَة) or ḥulʿ (حُلْ), via French chacal or Italian giacka, from Arabic ḥulʿ (jackal) or possibly from a Berber source


morpheme_key: jacket

morpheme: jacket

morpheme_head: jacket

affix_form: -jacket-

meaning_definition: outer garment | covering

example_words_list_1: jacket, windbreaker, lifejacket

example_words_corpus: jackets | jacketed | rejacket | jacketing | bedjacket | rejackets

categorical_group_list: Clothing, Apparel

etymology: Middle French 'jaquette'

ancestor_etymon_language: French

etymological_family: Romance


morpheme_key: jade

morpheme: jade

morpheme_head: jade

affix_form: jade

meaning_definition: A semiprecious stone, typically green or white, used for carving | A mineral, either nephrite or jadeite | A material used in jewelry and sculpture

example_words_list_1: jaded | jades | jaden | jadery | bejade | jadeite

etymology: From Spanish 'piedra de ijada', referring to its historical use in treating kidney ailments.

etymological_family: Spanish


morpheme_key: jaguar

morpheme: jaguar

morpheme_head: jaguar

affix_form: -jaguar-

meaning_definition: large spotted feline | Panthera onca

example_words_list_1: jaguar

example_words_corpus: jaguars | jaguarlike | werejaguar | werejaguars

categorical_group_list: Fauna, Animal

etymology: Tupi word 'yaguara'

ancestor_etymon_language: Tupi


morpheme_key: jah

morpheme: jah

morpheme_head: jah

affix_form: -jah-

meaning_definition: Supreme deity | Divine being

example_words_list_1: Elijah | hallelujah Variant Spellings: Yahweh | Yahweh

related_morphemes: jo / jo

etymology: Hebrew YHWH (Tetragrammaton)

ancestor_etymon_language: Hebrew


morpheme_key: jail

morpheme: jail

morpheme_head: jail

affix_form: -jail-

meaning_definition: prison | confinement | incarceration

example_words_list_1: jail, jailer, jailhouse, jailbreak, jailing

example_words_corpus: jails | jailor | jailed | enjail | rejail | jailee

categorical_group_list: Confinement, Punishment

etymology: Old French 'gaiole' (cage, prison)


morpheme_key: jalopy

morpheme: jalopy

morpheme_head: jalopy

affix_form: -jalopy-

meaning_definition: dilapidated | old | broken-down

example_words_list_1: ['jalopy']

categorical_group_list: Object, Condition

etymology: Likely a humorous alteration of 'jalapa' (a type of bean or place name), popularized in early 20th-century American slang to refer to a dilapidated automobile.

ancestor_etymon_language: American English


morpheme_key: jam

morpheme: jam

morpheme_head: jam

affix_form: -jam-

meaning_definition: jam | obstruction | blockage

example_words_list_1: jam, jammed, jamming, jammable, jammer

example_words_corpus: jams | jammy | unjam | logjam | jammer | jammed

categorical_group_list: Obstruction, Action, Core concept

etymology: From the verb 'jam' (to wedge or squeeze), likely of imitative origin.

ancestor_etymon_language: English


morpheme_key: jamb

morpheme: jamb

morpheme_head: jamb

affix_form: -jamb-

meaning_definition: leg | foot

example_words_list_1: jamb, jamboree

example_words_corpus: jambs | doorjamb | jambless | doorjambs

categorical_group_list: Body parts, Anatomy

etymology: Latin 'gamba' meaning 'hock' or 'leg'

ancestor_etymon_language: Latin


morpheme_key: jamboree

morpheme: jamboree

morpheme_head: jamboree

affix_form: -jamboree-

meaning_definition: large festive gathering | celebration

example_words_list_1: ['jamboree']

categorical_group_list: Event, Social gathering

etymology: From French jamboree, possibly from French jambon 'ham' (suggesting a feast) or from the Romani word jamb 'to eat', though the exact origin is debated.


morpheme_key: jan

morpheme: jan

morpheme_head: jan

affix_form: -jan-

meaning_definition: entrance opening | corridor

example_words_list_1: ['January']

example_words_corpus: Janian

categorical_group_list: Threshold, Opening, Transition

etymology: Latin ianua 'door' (related to ianitor 'doorkeeper')


morpheme_key: janitor

morpheme: janitor

morpheme_head: janitor

affix_form: -janitor-

meaning_definition: person who cleans | caretaker

example_words_list_1: janitorial, janitress

example_words_corpus: janitors | janitorial | janitoring | janitorship | janitorships | janitorially

categorical_group_list: Occupation, Agent

etymology: Latin ianitor 'doorkeeper, porter', from ianua 'door' + -tor agent suffix


morpheme_key: janu

morpheme: janu

morpheme_head: janu

affix_form: janu-

sense_label: door

meaning_definition: door

example_words_list_1: janitor, January

example_words_list_2: janitor, January

categorical_group_list: Physical object, Entrance

etymology: janua


morpheme_key: japonica

morpheme: japonica

morpheme_head: japonica

affix_form: -japonica-

meaning_definition: pertaining to Japan

example_words_list_1: japonica

categorical_group_list: Geography, Proper noun derivative

etymology: from Latin japonicus, from Japan + -icus


morpheme_key: jar

morpheme: jar

morpheme_head: jar

affix_form: -jar-

meaning_definition: container | vessel

example_words_list_1: jar

example_words_corpus: ajar | jars | jarful | jarred | evejar | unjars

categorical_group_list: Object, Container

etymology: Middle English 'jarre', possibly related to Old French 'jarre'


morpheme_key: jargon

morpheme: jargon

morpheme_head: jargon

affix_form: -jargon-

meaning_definition: specialized language | terminology

example_words_list_1: jargon, jargony, jargonize

example_words_corpus: jargons | jargony | jargonic | jargonium | jargonist | jargoneer

categorical_group_list: Communication, Language

etymology: Greek jargon 'jargon' (meaning twittering, chatter, or meaningless noise)


morpheme_key: jasmine

morpheme: jasmine

morpheme_head: jasmine

affix_form: -jasmine-

meaning_definition: jasmine | fragrant flower

example_words_list_1: jasmine

example_words_corpus: jasmines | jasmined | jasminelike

categorical_group_list: Flora, Fragrance

etymology: Persian yāsamīn

ancestor_etymon_language: Persian


morpheme_key: jasper

morpheme: jasper

morpheme_head: jasper

affix_form: -jasper-

meaning_definition: opaque | spotted | variegated stone

example_words_list_1: jasper, jasperine

example_words_corpus: jaspers | jaspery | jasperous | jasperize | jasperite | jasperoid

categorical_group_list: Mineral, Gemstone

etymology: Greek iaspis 'spotted stone'

ancestor_etymon_language: Greek


morpheme_key: jaun

morpheme: jaun

morpheme_head: jaun

affix_form: jaun-

meaning_definition: yellow

example_words_list_1: jaune, jaunâtre, jaunir

categorical_group_list: Colors

etymology: Old French 'jaun', from Frankish '*gel' (yellow)

source: Wikipedia


morpheme_key: jaundice

morpheme: jaundice

morpheme_head: jaundice

affix_form: -jaundice-

meaning_definition: yellow | yellowish

example_words_list_1: jaundiced

example_words_corpus: jaundiced | jaundices | unjaundiced | pseudojaundice

categorical_group_list: Medical, Color

etymology: Middle French 'jaunisse'


morpheme_key: jaunt

morpheme: jaunt

morpheme_head: jaunt

affix_form: -jaunt-

meaning_definition: a short excursion | a stroll | to wander

example_words_list_1: ['jaunt']

example_words_corpus: jaunts | jaunted | jaunter | jaunting | jaunters | jauntings

categorical_group_list: Motion, Travel

etymology: Middle English jaunte, from Anglo-French jaunter 'to travel, go on a journey', from jauntier 'to travel'

etymological_family: French