PREFIX (LINGUISTICS)

In linguistics, a 'prefix' is a type of affix that precedes the morphemes to which it can attach. Prefixes are ''bound morphemes'' (they cannot occur as independent words).
While most languages employ both prefixes and suffixes, prefixes are crosslinguistically less common. Some languages employ mostly suffixes and almost no prefixes at all.
The use of prefixes has been found to correlate statistically with other linguistic features, such as a verb-object word order and the use of prepositions.
Interestingly, "pre-" is a prefix meaning "before". Hence, the word "prefix" itself contains a prefix.
In the Indo-European languages, prefixes are mostly derivational morphemes (inflection is most often marked with suffixes).

Contents
List of English Prefixes
See also

List of English Prefixes


English Prefixes
PrefixMeaningExample
a-not, not affected byasexual
Afro-relating to AfricaAfro-American
ante-beforeantenatal
anti-againstanti-war
 oppositeanti-clockwise
arch-chiefarch-rival
auto-selfautobiography
bi-twobicycle
bio-biologicalbiodegrade
circum-aroundcircumference
co-joint, togetherco-worker
con-together or withconfederation
contra-oppositecontradict
cor-used instead of CO-; before the letter "r"correlation
counter-againstcounteract
crypto-hiddencryptography
de-making the opposite ofde-emphasise
demi-halfdemigod
di-twodioxide
dis-making the opposite ofdisagree
du-/duo-twoduet
eco-ecologicalecosystem
Euro-EuropeanEurocentric
ex-formerex-husband
 out ofextract
fin-kinshipaffinity
fore-front, ahead offorerunner
geo-relating to the earth or its surfacegeography
hydro-relating to water, or using waterhydroelectricity
hyper-very bighypermarket
hypo-under or below somethinghypothermia
in-not, opposite ofinexact
 in, intoinsert
inter-betweeninter-state
intra-insideintravenous
mal-bad(ly)malnourish
mega-very largemegastar
mid-middlemidlife
midi-medium-sizedmidi-length
mini-smallminimarket
mis-wrong, falsemisinformation
mono-onemonogamy
multi-manymulti-storey
neo-newNeolithic
non-not, opposite ofnonexistent
out-beyondoutreach
over-too muchoverreact
para-besideparallel
 beyondparanormal
 ancillaryparamedic
ped-footpediatrician
poly-manypolygon
post-afterpost-election
pre-beforepre-election
pro-forpro-life
 deputyproconsul
pseudo-falsepseudonym
quasi-quarterquasi-deity
re-againrerun
 backreverse
retro-backwardsretrograde
self-selfself-sufficient
semi-halfsemi-circle
sub-belowsub-zero
super-more thansuper-heated
supra-abovesuprarenal
sur-more than, beyondsurreal
sym-together or withsymbol
syn-together; withsynchronize
tele-at a distancetelevision
trans-acrosstransatlantic
tri-threetricycle
ultra-beyondultraviolet
 very muchultra-careful
un-not, opposite ofunnecessary
 reversal, cancellationuntie
under-below, less thanunderachieve
uni-oneunicycle
up-to make something greater, higher, or betterupgrade
ven-to move forwardvenal
vice-deputyvice-president

See also



Clitic

Pre-nominal letters

Greek and Latin roots

List of Latin words with English derivatives

SI prefix

Binary prefix

Numerical prefix

Internet-related prefixes

Unpaired word

separable prefix

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