sub- (Latin: under, below [suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-]; used as a prefix)

sub- (Latin: under, below [suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-]; used as a prefix).

Don't confuse the sur- in this element with the sur- in super-. Note: sub- regularly means "under", but it often changes its form as it retains its meaning:

subaquatic:

subaqueous:

subarctic:

subatomic:

subaudition:

subboreal:

subcelestial:

subcellar:

subclavian:

subcompact:

subconscious:

subcontinent:

subcontract:

subcutaneous:

subcutical:

subcuticula:

subcuticular:

subcutis:

subdermal:

subdivide:

subdivision:

subdorsal:

subduction:

subdue:

subepiglottic:

subglossal:

subject:

subjection:

subjective:

subjectivity:

subjugate:

subjunctive:

sublet:

sublimate:

sublime:

subliminal:

sublingua:

sublingual:

sublunar:

submarine:

submariner:

submation:

submerge:

submergence:

submergible:

submerse:

submersible:

submersion:

submicroscopic:

submission:

submissive:

submit:

subnormal:

suboral:

suborbital:

subordinate:

subordination:

subphylum:

subscribe:

subscriber:

subscript:

subscription:

subsequence:

subsequent:

subservience:

subservient:

subside:

subsidence:

subsidiary:

subsidize:

subsidy:

subsist:

subsistence:

subsistent:

subsoil:

subsonic:

substance:

substandard:

substantial:

substantiality:

substantiate:

substellar:

substitute:

substitution:

substitutional:

substrata:

substratosphere:

substratum:

substructure:

subsurface:

subtenant:

subterfuge:

subterraneal:

subterranean:

subterraneous:

subtle:

subtlety:

subtonic:

subtotal:

subtract:

subtraction:

subtractive:

subtrahend:

subtropic:

subtropical:

suburb:

suburban:

suburbanite:

suburbia:

subversion:

subversive:

subvert,

Usually sub- becomes suc- before c:

succeed:

success:

succession:

succinct:

succor:

succumb,

Sometimes sub- becomes suf- before f:

suffer:

suffice:

sufficient:

suffix:

suffocate:

suffrage:

suffuse :

Usually sub- becomes sug- before g:
suggest,

Sometimes sub- becomes sum- before m:

summon:

sumptuous,

Sometimes sub- becomes sup- before p:

supplement:

supplicate:

supply:

support:

suppose:

suppress:

suppression,

Sometimes sub- becomes sur- before r:

surrender:

surreptitious:

surrogate,

The prefix, sub- is simplified to su- before sp; before c, p, and t, it is sometimes formed into sus-; as seen in suspect, suspend, suspicion, suspension, sustain, et al.].


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