SUFFIXES in Esperanto
Letters between the root and the ending of the word:
Animate beings
| Esperanto Suffixe
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Examples
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| +ul (individual)
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juna = young, junulo = a youth
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| +an (member)
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urbo = city, urbano = citizen
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| +ist (profession)
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baki = to bake, bakisto = baker
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| +in (feminine)
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patro = father, patrino = mother
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| +id (offspring)
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koko = rooster, kokido = chicken
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| +estr (head)
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urbo = city, urbestro = mayor
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Inanimate things
| Esperanto Suffixe
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Examples
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| +aĵ (thing)
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trinki = to drink, trinkaĵo = beverage
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| +il (tool)
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tranĉi = cut, tranĉilo = knife
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| +ar (group)
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arbo = tree, arbaro = wood
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| +er (particle)
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neĝo = snow, neĝero = flake
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| +ej (place)
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kafo = coffee, kafejo = café
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| +uj (receptacle)
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supo = soup,supujo=souptureen
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| +ing ( holder)
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kandelo = candle, kandelingo = candle holder
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Abstract nouns
| Esperanto Suffixe
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Examples
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| +ec (quality)
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bela = beautiful, beleco = beauty
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| +ism (system)
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nacio = nation, naciismo = nationalism
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Qualitatives
| Esperanto Suffixe
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Examples
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| +ebl (able)
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manĝi = to eat, manĝebla = edible
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| +em (tendency)
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doni = to give, donema = generous
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| +ind (worthy)
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ridi = to laugh, ridinda = laughable
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| +end (necessity)
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pagi = to pay, pagenda = due Verbs
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| +ig (cause)
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morti = to die, mortigi = to kill
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| +iĝ (become)
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ruĝa = red, ruĝiĝi = to blush
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Universal suffixes
| Esperanto Suffixe
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Examples
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| +et (small)
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domo = house, dometo =cottage
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| +eg (big)
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domego = mansion
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| +aĉ (pejorative)
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domaĉo = a hovel
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| +ad (continuous)
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paroli = speak, parolado = a speech
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| +um (general)
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akvo = water, akvumi = to water
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Sources
http://esperanto.bretonio.free.fr/dokumentoj/pakeo-en3.pdf
