Meaning of sub- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. under, sub-
   morpheme
2. Attached to verbs, may denote the position or direction of an action
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3. In compounds, may stand for sub in a prepositional phrase
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4. Attached to adjectives, creates new adjectives of lesser intensity, having a sense like "somewhat", "slightly", "rather", "-ish"
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Examples

“sub- (“under, below”) + scrībō (“write”) → subscrībō (“to write underneath, to write below”)”

“sub- (“under”) + terra (“earth”) + -āneus (adjective-forming suffix) → subterrāneus (“subterranean, underground”)”

“sub- (“under”) + lūna (“moon”) + -āris (adjective-forming suffix) → sublūnāris (“sublunar, sublunary”)”

“sub- (“somewhat”) + amārus (“bitter”) → subamārus (“somewhat bitter, bitterish”)”

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