What is tive suffix?
What is the meaning of suffix and prefix?
also archi-, word-forming element meaning “chief, principal; extreme, ultra; early, primitive,” from Latinized form of Greek arkh-, arkhi- “first, chief, primeval,” combining form of arkhos “a chief, leader, commander,” arkhein “be first, begin” (see archon).
The prefix uni- which means “one” is an important prefix in the English language. For instance, the prefix uni- gave rise to the words unicycle, uniform, and unison. Perhaps the easiest way to remember that uni- means “one” is through the word unicorn, or mythological horse that had “one” horn.
-able. a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,” associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition to stems of any origin (teachable; photographable).
-ura (Cyrillic spelling -ура) Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a pejorative.
The suffixes -ive, -ative, -itive all have the same meaning: the quality of something. OR. about something. The main purpose of these suffixes is to turn nouns (person/place/thing) and verbs (actions) into adjectives (describing words)
see ter. See full definition of tive. throw caution to the. twist someone around your finger.
Changing nouns and verbs into adjectives using -ive like in “active” The suffix -ive changes nouns and verbs into adjectives. It adds the meaning “tending to” or “doing” or “being.” Often an adjective that ends in -ive comes to be used also as a noun.
Other definitions for I’ve (2 of 2) -ive. a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.: active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive. Compare -ative, -itive.
