ano_, a Londoner.--_Ano_, a member.
*-ar* denotes a COLLECTION OF, a NUMBER OF: _arbo_, tree, _arbaro_, a
forest; _homo_, a human being, _homaro_, mankind; _vorto_, a word,
_vortaro_, a dictionary.--_Aro_, a collection, number, gathering.
*-cxj* added to the first two to five letters of a word, is used to
denote MASCULINE DIMINUTIVES OF ENDEARMENT: _Johano_, John, _Jocxjo_,
Jack; _patro_, father, _pacxjo_, papa, daddy.
*-ebl* denotes POSSIBILITY, and corresponds to the English suffixes
-ABLE, -IBLE: _kredi_, to believe, _kredebla_, credible; _videbla_,
visible; _al_, to, _iri_, to go, _alirebla_, accessible.
*-ec* denotes ABSTRACT IDEAS, QUALITIES and corresponds to the English
suffixes -NESS, -SHIP, etc.: _felicxa_, happy, _felicxeco_, happiness;
_alta_, high, _alteco_, height; _regxo_, king, _regxeco_, kingship.
*-eg* denotes AUGMENTATION, INTENSITY OF DEGREE: _granda_, big, great,
_grandega_, enormous; _bela_, beautiful, _belega_, magnificent;
_sxtono_, stone, _sxtonego_, rock; _pafilo_, a gun, _pafilego_, cannon.
*-ej* denotes a PLACE SPECIALLY SET APART FOR or allotted to: _pregxi_,
to pray, _pregxejo_, church; _mangxi_, to eat, _mangxejo_, refectory;
_kuirejo_, kitchen; _enirejo_, entrance; _elirejo_, exit.
*-em* denotes PROPENSITY, INCLINATION, DISPOSITION: _paroli_, to talk,
_parolema_, talkative; _mensogi_, to lie, _mensogema_, untruthful.
*-er* denotes an ELEMENT OF, a UNIT, a GRAIN: _polvo_, dust, _polvero_,
a grain of dust; _fajrero_, a spark; _hajlero_, hailstone; _mono_,
money, _monero_, a coin.--_Ero_, particle, grain, element.
*-estr* denotes a CHIEF, LEADER, HEAD: _regno_, state; _regnestro_, head
of the state, ruler; _lernejo_, school, _lernejestro_,
head-master.--_Estro_, leader, chief; _estraro_, the authorities;
_estri_, to act as chief.
*-id* denotes a DESCENDANT, OFFSPRING, YOUNG OF: _bovo_, ox, _bovido_,
calf; _sxafo_, a sheep, _sxafido_, lamb; _Izraelido_, Israelite; _la
homidoj_, the sons of man; _Sro. Brown kaj la Brownidoj_, Mr. Brown and
the little Browns.--_Ido_, a descendant, child; _idaro_, descendants,
offspring.
*-et* denotes DIMINUTION OF DEGREE (compare _-eg_ above): _bela_,
beautiful, _beleta_, pretty; _venteto_, breeze; _ridi_, to laugh,
_rideti_, to smile; _bona_, good, _boneta_, fairly good,
mediocre.--_Eta_, tiny.
*-ig* denotes a MAKING, RENDERING, CAUSING TO BE: _granda_, great,
_grandigi_, to enlarge; _venigi kuraciston_, to send for (cause to come)
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