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The most common suffixes are -άκης/-akis and -ούλης/-ulis for the male gender, -ίτσα/-itsa and -ούλα/-ula for the female gender, and -άκι/-aki for the neutral gender. Several of them are common as suffixes of surnames , originally meaning the offspring of a certain person, e.g. Παπάς/Papas "priest" with ...
a-, an-: Pronunciation: /ə/, /a/, /ən/, /an/.Origin: Ancient Greek: ἀ-, ἀν-(a, an-). Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the ...
-ina (female equivalent of -in; especially rare for male names, but the suffix alone is an actual female name) [citation needed]-yn (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian) possessive [citation needed]-in (French) diminutive [citation needed]
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The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
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Manticore – a mythical creature with a human head, a lion body, a scorpion tail, spines like a porcupine, and bat wings in some iterations; Nue – a Japanese Chimera with the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the legs of a tiger, and a snake-headed tail; Pegasus – a winged stallion in Greek mythology; Pixiu or Pi Yao – Chinese ...
A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honor (e.g. "PhD", "CCNA", "OBE").