http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#749756Tue, 26 May 2009 23:28:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:749756Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#749756http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-749756.xmlcorrect, and yes root stem and base are the samehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#685514Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:22:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:685514Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#685514http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-685514.xmlAre they all the same?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#589072Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:589072Mister Micawber2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#589072http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-589072.xml. from com- intensive prefix + plere "to fill" + ment (noun suffix) .http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#588952Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:588952Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#588952http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-588952.xmlcomplementhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#584561Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:584561Anonymous4http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#584561http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-584561.xmldue to anomalist its contains of 2 root morphem :) boat +swain or 2 base here !http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#583667Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:583667Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#583667http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-583667.xmlHi, Hint - a prefix is something that you put at the front of a word. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#583614Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:583614Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#583614http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-583614.xmliblehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#572236Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572236Clive7http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#572236http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-572236.xmlHi, First, what do you think it is? Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#572222Fri, 08 May 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:572222Anonymous8http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/3/krpc/Post.htm#572222http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-572222.xmlWhat is the prefix of irresponsible?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556740Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:556740Clive9http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556740http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-556740.xmlHi, Is there a word that ends with the stem prefix -crac? No. A word can't end with a prefix. Is there a word that starts with the suffix nomen- or nym-? No. A word can't start with a suffix. REMEMBER this is not the term for plant {stem}. Answer my question A.S.A.P! You may not realize that in English culture the word 'please' is considered important. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556712Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:556712Anonymous10http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556712http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-556712.xmlIs there a word that ends with the stem prefix -crac? Is there a word that starts with the suffix nomen- or nym-? REMEMBER this is not the term for plant {stem}. Answer my question A.S.A.P!http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556709Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:556709Anonymous11http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#556709http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-556709.xmlIs there a word with the prefix, -crac ans nomen or nym? They are stems the language part not the part of the plant.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#449959Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449959Anonymous12http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#449959http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-449959.xmlBMO wrote: a word is made of three parts, prefix; root, stem, or base; and suffix. precisely is pre + cise + ly (all three, prefix, root and suffix) concise is con + cise (prefix and root) scissors - cise (root) so a word MAY be made of three elements. correct? are root, stem and base all the same?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420823Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420823Lil' Ruby Rose13http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420823http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-420823.xmlAnonymous wrote: Interesting, but what if I have a situation where I intend to combine two noun roots to develop another noun? For example, boat is as much a root as swain . When combining them, how are we to decipher whether boat is the prefix or swain is the suffix? Since a boatswain is a person, and a swain is a person - and if you definitely had to have one as a prefix/suffix rather than both of them having equal status in a compound noun - I'd consider boat the prefix.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420775Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420775Clive14http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420775http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-420775.xmlHi, One more twist in the present discussion is the word like "preposterous." As far as I know, pre- is a prefix post- also is a prefix, Yes, but not in this case, see below. and -ous is the suffix. Then where is the Base? The word is derived from the Latin 'prae', meaning 'before', and the Latin 'posterus', meaning 'next'. While it's true that 'post' is often used as an English prefix, here it is not. In effect, here it is the base of the word. The semantic idea of the word is that something 'before the next' sounds absurd and unnatural, although when I think about that, I'm not sure that I agree. However, I didn't invent the word. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420758Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420758Anonymous15http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#420758http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-420758.xmlOne more twist in the present discussion is the word like "preposterous." As far as I know, pre- is a prefix post- also is a prefix, and -ous is the suffix. Then where is the Base?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#342333Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:342333Anonymous16http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#342333http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-342333.xmlJulielai wrote: I believe this is just a compound word, though I could be wrong. ² o[op[op[po[o[iioioo[http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#220464Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:220464julielai17http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/2/krpc/Post.htm#220464http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-220464.xmlI believe this is just a compound word, though I could be wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#220447Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:220447Anonymous18http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#220447http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-220447.xmlInteresting, but what if I have a situation where I intend to combine two noun roots to develop another noun? For example, boat is as much a root as swain . When combining them, how are we to decipher whether boat is the prefix or swain is the suffix?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#201798Fri, 08 May 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201798Mister Micawber19http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#201798http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-201798.xmlAffix = prefix or suffix . Ir of irritable appears to be neither, at least in English, as it comes from L. irritatus , from pp. stem of irritare 'excite, provoke.'http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#201794Fri, 08 May 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:201794Anonymous20http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#201794http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-201794.xmlAgreed. Take for example irritable ' ir ' is a prefix when used in irresponsible, but in the case of irritable, it is used as an affix. And -able is the suffix. ^_^ Prefix and Suffix are able to be 'heard' and 'see' whether it is accurate. (this is used for last resort) {my name is not anonymous, thank you }http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#178223Fri, 08 May 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:178223Anonymous21http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#178223http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-178223.xmlAll words can be base, but not all words can be root. So, a word which is attached one or more prefixes or suffixes is a root, while a base word does contain already at least one, but it can be added more (pref or suf). By the way stem words are words that cannot be added more affixes and which contains or not some of them.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#50523Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:50523Mister Micawber22http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#50523http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-50523.xmlInteresting supposition, BMO, but according to my sources, the root is 'under' (adv for 'in a state of subjection) + '-ling' (suffix for 'person concerned with'). '-Ling' has been added to nouns ('nestling'), verbs ('changeling', and adjectives ('darling' -- from 'dear') as well as adverbs.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#50511Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:50511BMO23http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#50511http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-50511.xmlthanks. let's take underling for example, under- is a prefix, -ling is a suffix, so where is the root, base, or stem?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#49639Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:49639PASTEL24http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#49639http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-49639.xmlA word is made of three parts, prefix; root, stem, or base; and suffix. Not really. For example, the and banana. (1)precisely is pre + cise + ly (all three, prefix, root and suffix) (2)concise is con + cise (prefix and root) (3)scissors - cise (root) (1)Correct. 'Cise' is a bound base or you say bound base which need to be conjointed with other morphemes, that is, they can't form words themselves. 'Cise' is not a word. You need to attach a prefix 'pre.' (2)Correct. (3)From Online Etymology Dictionary c.1384, sisoures, from O.Fr. cisoires (pl.) "shears," from V.L. *cisoria (pl.) "cutting instrument," from *cisus (in compounds such as L. excisus, pp. of excidere "to cutout"), ult. from L. cædere "to...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#49445Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:49445Mister Micawber25http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htm#49445http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-49445.xmlI quote Trask: 'A root is the simplest form of a lexical morpheme, from which all other forms are built up. For example, the Latin verb meaning love has the root 'am-'; from this are formed the various stems , such as present 'ama-' and perfect 'amav-', from which in turn are constructed complete word-forms.' 'Base - the item to which an affix is added.' To me, that suggests that a base is a vaguer word including the other two-- it seems a more useful word to refer to what is actually being used as a stem or root in a particular case.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htmSun, 08 Feb 2009 10:39:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:49387BMO26http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixStemSuffix/krpc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-49387.xmla word is made of three parts, prefix; root, stem, or base; and suffix. precisely is pre + cise + ly (all three, prefix, root and suffix) concise is con + cise (prefix and root) scissors - cise (root) so a word MAY be made of three elements. correct? are root, stem and base all the same?