English-Esperanto Dictionary - mjwilliams92 - home

'ec'—denotes an abstract quality (similar to the English suffix "ness"):
bona = good, bon'ec'o = goodness.
pura = clean, pur'ec'o = cleanliness.
'eg'—denotes augmentation, intensity of degree:
granda = great, grand'eg'a = enormous.
pafilo = gun, pafil'eg'o = cannon.
'ej'—denotes the place specially used for or allotted to:
dormi = to sleep, dorm'ej'o = a dormitory.
lerni = to learn, lern'ej'o = a school.
'em'—denotes propensity, inclination, disposition:
timi = to fear, tim'em'a = timorous.
amo = love, am'em'a = lovable.
'er'—denotes one of many objects of the same kind, the smallest fragment:
sablo = sand, sabl'er'o = a grain of sand.
mono = money, mon'er'o = a coin.
'estr'—denotes a chief, a leader, a ruler, the head of:
imperio = an empire, imperi'estr'o = an emperor.
ŝipo = a ship, ŝip'estr'o = captain (of a ship).
'et'—denotes diminution of degree:
ridi = to laugh, rid'et'i = to smile.
monto = a mountain, mont'et'o = a hill.
'id'—denotes the young of, offspring, descendant:
kato = a cat, kat'id'o = a kitten.
Izraelo = Israel, Izrael'id'o = an Israelite.
'ig'—denotes causing to be in a certain state or condition:
morti = to die, mort'ig'i = to kill (to cause to die).
pura = clean, pur'ig'i = to clean (to make clean).
'iĝ'—denotes to become, to be made to:
ruĝa = red, ruĝ'iĝ'i = to become red (to blush).
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