(The representation of prefixes in Ñspel)
TS = traditional spelling, Ñ = Ñspel
A–D
UNSTRESSED | STRESSED | |||
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TS | Ñ | EXAMPLES | Ñ | EXAMPLES |
agri- | agri- | agriculćr (ˈagriˌculture) | ||
anti- | anti | anticlericl (ˌantiˈclerical) | ||
anti- | anti-ejñ (ˌanti-ˈageing) | |||
be- | b- | b’lif (beˈlief) | ||
bene- | bne- | bnevḷnt (beˈnevolent) | ||
beṇ- | beṇfit (ˈbenefit) | |||
mis- | bî- | bîlinĝl (biˈlingual) | ||
bîańl (biˈannual) | ||||
bio- | bîo– | bîo-cemist (ˌbioˈchemist) | ||
bîo- | bîogṛfi (biˈography) | |||
cardio- | cardio- | cardioḷji (ˌcardiˈology) | ||
cardị- | cardịgram (ˈcardiogram) | |||
com- | cm- | cmpoz (comˈpose) | com- | compziśn (ˌcompoˈsition) |
con- | cn- | cnsil (conˈceal) | con- | conectivti (ˌconnecˈtivity) |
contra- | contṛ- | contṛdict (ˌcontraˈdict) | ||
contṛindiceśn (ˌcontraindiˈcation) | ||||
contr- | contrri (ˈcontrary) | |||
de- | d- | dbet (deˈbate) | di- | diactivet (ˌdeˈactivate) |
dī- | dītur (ˈdetour) | |||
de- | despṛt (ˈdesperate) | |||
dia- | day- | daygram (ˈdiagram) | ||
dîa- | dîaġnl (diˈagonal) | |||
dạ- | dạgṛmatc (ˌdiagraˈmmatic) | |||
dis- | ds- | dstract (disˈtract) | dis- | disc̣nct (ˌdiscoˈnnect) |
dis’gri (ˌdisaˈgree) | ||||
dis’be (ˌdisoˈbey) |
E–R
UNSTRESSED | STRESSED | |||
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TS | Ñ | EXAMPLES | Ñ | EXAMPLES |
e- | i- | ilect (eˈlect) | e- | eminnt (ˈeminent) |
ex- | x- | xtrim (exˈtreme) | x- | xḷnt (ˈexcellent) |
xaɉret (exˈaggerate) | ||||
grand- | gran- | granćîld (ˈgrandchild) | ||
il- | il- | ilisit (iˈllicit) | il- | iḷstret (ˈillustrate) |
im- | im- | imposbl (imˈpossible) | im- | iṃnnt (ˈimmanent) |
in- | in- | intns (inˈtense) | in- | incum (ˈincome) |
inept (inˈept) | in’biḷti (ˌinaˈbility) | |||
inter- | inṭ- | inṭnaśnl (ˌinterˈnational) | ||
intr– | intr-act (ˌinterˈact) | |||
intra- | intra- | intra-net (ˈintranet) | ||
intro- | intṛ- | intṛdys (ˌintroˈduce) | ||
ir- | ir- | irilijs (ˌirreˈligious) | ||
micro- | mîcro- | mîcrocozm (ˈmicrocosm) | ||
macro- | macro- | macrocozm (ˈmacrocosm) | ||
magni- | magṇ- | magṇfî (ˌmagnify) | ||
magni- | magnif̣ceśn (ˌmagnifiˈcation) | |||
mgni- | mgnifisnt (magˈnificent) | |||
mis- | ms- | mstec (misˈtake) | mis- | miscnsiv (ˌmisconˈceive) |
mis’propriet (ˌmisaˈppropriate) | ||||
mono- | moṇ- | moṇrel (ˈmonorail) | ||
mno- | mnoṗli (moˈnopoly) | |||
multi- | multi- | multifaṣtd (ˌmulti-ˈfaceted) | ||
multipl (ˈmultiple) | ||||
multi-eʈnic (ˌmultiˈethnic) | ||||
neo- | nīo- | nīogoʈic (ˌneoˈgothic) | ||
nio- | nioḷjizm (neˈologism) | |||
nị- | nịliʈic (ˌneoˈlithic) | |||
non- | non- | nonsns (ˈnonsense) | ||
non’greśn (ˌnonaˈggression) | ||||
non-cmplayns (ˌnon-comˈpliance) | ||||
ob- | ob- | obe (oˈbey) | ob- | obstiṇt (ˈobstinate) |
objct (obˈject – v.) | objict (ˈobject – n.) | |||
over- | oṿ- | oṿcum (ˌoverˈcome) | ||
ovr- | ovr-īgr (ˌoverˈeager) | |||
ovr’ćiv (ˌover-aˈchieve) | ||||
per- | p- | pmiśn (perˈmission) | pr- | prṃnnt (ˈpermanent) |
p’r- | p’reńl (peˈrennial) | |||
poly- | poli- | politecnic (ˌpolyˈtechnic) | ||
poli- | poli-unsaćret (ˌpolyunˈsaturate) | |||
post- | ps- | pspon (postˈpone) | pôs- | posmodn (ˌpostˈmodern) |
pôst- | postopṛtiv (ˌpostˈoperative) | |||
pre- | pri- | priemt (preˈempt) | prī- | prīvy (ˈpreview) |
pro- | pṛ- | pṛgresiv (proˈgressive) | pro- | progres (ˈprogress) |
quad- | qod- | qodrilatṛl (ˌquadriˈlateral) | ||
re- | r- | rform (reˈform) | re- | reẓrect (ˌresuˈrrect) |
ri- | ri’ses (ˌreaˈssess) | |||
rī- | rīdiscuvr (ˌredisˈcover) |
S–U
UNSTRESSED | STRESSED | |||
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TS | Ñ | EXAMPLES | Ñ | EXAMPLES |
self- | slf- | slf-dnîl (ˌself-deˈnial) | ||
slf’pýntd (ˌself-aˈppointed) | ||||
semi- | semi- | semisrcl (ˌsemiˈcircle) | ||
semi-ōtoṇms (ˌsemiauˈtonomous) | ||||
sub- | sb- | sbjct (subˈject – v.) | sub- | subjict (ˈsubject – n.) |
super- | sūṗ- | sūṗvîz (ˈsupervise) | ||
sūpr- | sūpr’bundns (ˌsuperaˈbundance) | |||
trans- | trns- | trnsform (transˈform) | trans- | transfmeśn (ˌtransforˈmation) |
trnz- | trnziśn (tranˈsition) | tranz- | tranẓtv (ˈtransitive) | |
tri- | trî- | trîanğlr (triˈangular) | trî- | trîangl (ˈtriangle) |
under- | und- | undstand (ˌunderˈstand) | ||
undr- | undr-estimet (ˌunderˈestimate) | |||
undr’ćiv (ˌunderaˈchieve) | ||||
uni- | yni- | ynivrs (ˈuniverse) |
Note: Unstressed prefixes where the vowel sound varies between /ɪ/ and /ə/ are shown as representing /ə/ when initial, and /ɪ/ when not, eg. dfit (defeat) and undifitd (undefeated), rsponsbl (responsible) and irisponsbl (irresponsible).
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