SUPPLEMENT. ETYMOLOGY. Preliminary Definitions. All words are either Primitive or Derivative. A Primitive word is not derived from a simpler word in the language. A Derivative word is formed from a simpler word by prefixing or affixing a syllable. A Prefix is a syllable placed before or at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. A Suffix is a syllable added to, or placed after a word, to change its meaning. Copyright, 1887, by Harper & Brothers. There is a grac matery of rules for spelling, but most of them have Inis I. Veris of one syllable, ending with a single conscant, presied by a single vowel, and verbs of two or more Ladies ending in the same manner, and having the accent thelable, double the final consonant whenever anmersilanie is atted; as, get, getting; o mit', o mit'ted. Baie I. The plural of nouns ending in y, when y is preSal jy & QuSumant is formed by changing y into i and Lingaya When y final is preceded by a -el the piral is formed by adding s; as, val'ley, val'leys. Huis II. Nouns ending in o preceded by another vowel a their pirsis regularly by adding s to the singular; Baie M. Waris formed by prefixing one or more syllables Tris ending in a double consonant retain both conso1st is be fuller buf. The exceptions are, with al mvde l'inful fl, un til'. Jule T. The word full, used as an affix, always dre and is compounds, thus formed, make their plure by ahting & to the singular; as, handful, circum, denoting round or about. cis, denoting on this side. of op ob, denoting against, be fore, in the way. per, denoting through, thoroughly. post, denoting after. pre, denoting before, beforehand. preter, denoting beyond, past, by. pro, denoting for, instead of, out, forward. re red denoting back, again, against. denoting against, con- retro, denoting backward. contra counter trary to. se, denoting aside, apart. semi, denoting half, in part. sine, denoting without. extra, denoting beyond, beyond trans the limits of. upon. over, denoting across, beyond, through. ultra, denoting beyond. |