Common suffixes in English, and their typical counterparts in DE & FR
This list is entirely constructed from my personal observation. Therefore it should not be considered authoritative.
English | German | French |
-ism | -ismus | -isme |
-ty | -tät | -té |
-tary | -tär, -tarisch, -tativ | |
-gy | -gie | -gie |
-ness | -heit, -keit | -té, -sse, -eur, -ence |
-er, -or | -er, -or | -eur |
-ress | -erin | |
-age, -tion | -ung, -age, -en, -keit, -heit | -age |
-y | -ie | -ie |
-ture | -teuer, -tur | -ture |
-ly | -lich, -ig, -voll, -end, -los, -weise | -ment |
-less | -los | sans ..., -ile |
-ful | -bar | -eux, -ant, -ble, -que, -tif, -nel, -é, -ard |
-ous | -end, -haft, -ig, -lich, -sch | -raux |
-cal | -sch | -cal, -que |
-tive | -tiv, -tive | -tiv |
-ize/-ise | -en | -er |
-able/-ible | ||
-ment | ||
-ist | ||
-al | ||
-ish | ||
-er/-est |