A prefix is
followed by a hyphenette (a half-length hyphen) only
if:
1. Designated meaning of prefix plus meaning of root word
equals meaning of the combination.
2.
The meaning of prefix + root word is unambiguously clear.
The meaning of the prefix is
only that meaning
which is listed below.
When a word has more than one prefix, these prefixes are combined. E.g. nonre-retirm-able.
Numbers are not prefixes. E.g. "three--wheel vehicle" uses a regular hyphen, not a half-length hyphnette.
Advantages of hyphenated fixed-meaning prefixes:
The
hyphenette isolates the root word (which never changes spelling), for easy recognition.
Clarifies
ambiguities.
Eliminates
hundreds of vocabulary words no longer needed to memorize.
Encourages
usage of prefixes when creating new words.
For distinctions between un- ,
non- , dis-, and de-, see below. Left column is Alike English; right column is Sound Spell Same (pure
Peoplese).
Prefix
(AE)
|
MEANING |
EXAMPLES |
Prefix (SSS)
|
| above-
|
above
|
above۔ground |
abov-
|
| after- |
after, post
|
after۔graduation,
after۔colonial |
after۔ |
anti-
|
against, opposed
to
|
anti-slavery |
antī-
|
| arch- |
most important |
arch-duke, arch-enemy |
arq-
|
astro-
|
outer
space
|
astro-space,
astro-travel-or
|
astrō-
|
| auto- |
by it's own actions
|
auto-pilot, auto-repeat
|
oto-
|
| beneath- |
beneath |
beneath-ground |
benēθ-
|
both-
|
both
|
both-cultural
|
bōθ-
|
| centi- |
1/100 |
centi-meter |
senti-
|
| co- |
joint, joinly |
co-author, co-own-ors
|
kō-
|
| counter- |
counter to
|
counter-attack, counter-claim
|
kownter-
|
de-
|
remove
(something you didn't put there)
|
de-salt,
de-forest, de-mystify, de-flea
|
dē- |
| deka- |
10 |
deka-meter |
deka-
|
| dis- |
reverse a previous action
|
dis-connect, dis-embark, dis-invite
|
dis-
|
eco-
|
ecological
|
eco-tourism,
eco-friendly, eco-house
|
ekō-
|
| ee- |
electronic |
ee-mail, ee-processor
[Engl. "computer"]
|
ē-
|
electro-
|
electric
|
electro-magnetic
|
elektrō-
|
| ex- |
former |
ex-boss, ex-wife |
eks-
|
| exo- |
outside, outer, exterior
|
exo-planet (outside Earth's
solor system)
|
eksō-
|
| giga- |
one-billion
|
giga-byte
|
giga-
|
grand-
|
one
generation younger
|
grand-daughter,
grand-father
|
grand-
|
greatgrand-
|
two
generations younger
|
greatgrand-son,
greatgrand-mother
|
greatgrand-
|
| half- |
one-half
|
half-liter, half-circle
|
haf-
|
hyper-
|
excessively
|
hyper-active,
hyper-sensitive
|
hīper-
|
inner-
|
farther
inward than outer
|
inner-shirt,
inner-skirt
|
iner-
|
| intra- |
within |
intra-national |
intra-
|
| kilo- |
1,000 |
kilo-gram, kilo-meter |
kilō-
|
less
|
reduce
|
less-spend
(spend less), less-emphasize
|
les-
|
| macro- |
from a large perspective |
macro-economics |
makrō-
|
| mass- |
a huge number |
mass-production, mass-migration |
mas-
|
| mega- |
gigantic |
mega-peninsula |
mega-
|
| micro- |
very small
|
micro-credit |
mīkrō
|
million
|
1,000,000
|
million-byte,
million-watt
|
milyon-
|
| mid- |
mid (approximate) |
mid-afternoon, mid-aged |
mid-
|
| mili- |
1/1000 |
milli-liter, milli-gram |
mili-
|
| mini- |
relatively tiny |
mini-skirt |
mini-
|
| mis- |
incorrect
|
mis-direction, mis-spell |
mis-
|
| multi- |
many |
mutli-national, multi-colored |
multi-
|
nano-
|
one-billionth
|
nano-meter,
nano-volt
|
nanō-
|
net-
|
remaining
after deductions
|
net-worth,
net-profit, net-happiness
|
net-
|
neuro-
|
related
to nerves
|
neuro-psychology
|
nūro-
|
| non- |
not, lack of, absence of
|
non-combatant, non-arrival |
non-
|
out-
|
surpassing a competitor
|
out-perform,
out-run
|
owt-
|
outer-
|
farther
outward than inner
|
outer-garment,
outer-layer
|
owter-
|
over-
|
too much + verb
|
over-eat
(eat too much), over-cautious
|
ōver-
|
| part- |
part, partly (not wholly) |
part-way |
part-
|
| pre- |
before |
pre-pay |
prē-
|
| pro- |
in favor
of (opposite of "anti-")
|
pro-war |
prō-
|
| pseudo- |
not genuine despite of
appearances
|
pseudo-science
|
sūdō-
|
| quarter- |
one-quarter (approximate) |
quarter-moon |
kwarter-
|
| quasi- |
partly but not wholly resembling |
quasi-democratic |
kwasē-
|
| re- |
again |
re-enter, re-do |
rē-
|
| self- |
self |
self-defense, self-critical, self-biography |
self-
|
semi-
|
partially (as in a hierarchy)
|
semi-retired, semi-literate
|
semi
|
| sub- |
at a lower location in a hierarchy |
sub-category |
sub-
|
| super- |
(converts modifier into superlative) |
super-enviable, super-rich
|
sūper-
|
| supra- |
transcending |
supra-natural |
sūpra-
|
tera-
|
one
trillion
|
tera-byte
|
tera-
|
| trans- |
across |
trans-continental |
trans-
|
twice-
|
twice
|
twice-week-y,
twice-clockhour
|
twīs-
|
| ultra- |
excessive beyond common norms |
ultra-sensitive |
ultra-
|
| un- |
opposite of |
un-fair, un-legal
|
un-
|
| under- |
insufficiently
|
under-eat, under-pay-t, under-achieve
|
under-
|
| uni- |
one, single |
uni-culture |
yūni-
|
Multiple prefixes
If more than one prefix is needed to clarify a word, link the prefixes
with no punctuation in between.
Example: nonre-produce-able.
Distinction between prefixes
“non-” and “un-”, "dis-" and "de-"
Non- is neutral, un- is
negative. "Non-" means "not" or "without", while "un'-" means
:"opposite of". "A laborer has a non-professional job; a lawyer
shouting
at a client is un-professional behavior.
The Peoplese prefix "dis-"
reverses the action of the root verb, so English "unfasten" is Peoplese
"dis-fasten". The prefix "de-" removes something that was already
there, e.g. the salt in saltwater; if a child sprinkled salt on an
apple, he could dis-salt it by washing it.
In
casual conversation these distinctions are typically ignored.
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