Prefix / awalan

Setelah tulisan kemarin tentang sufix (mengenali kata dengan melihat akhirannya) saya lanjutkan ke pasangannya yaitu prefix.
Prefix kalau dalam bahasa indonesia biasa disebut awalan. Dengan awalan ini kata yang dilekati akan mengalami perubahan arti. contoh kata form artinya bentuk biditambahi uni menjadi uniform artinya bentuk yang sati, bila ditambah re- menjadi reform artinya membentuk kembali (Reformasi) bila ditambah in- menjadi inform bisa juga informal artinya tidak formal(resmi) dan lain sebagainya.
beberapa contoh prefix adalah sebagai berikut :
Afro- (CONTINENT)
ante- (BEFORE)
arch- (MAIN)
arch- (EXTREME)
auto- (INDEPENDENT)
bi- (TWICE)
bi- (TWO)
co- (TOGETHER)
col- (TOGETHER)
con- (TOGETHER)
cor- (TOGETHER)
counter- at counter (OPPOSE)
cross- at cross (GO ACROSS)
down- (LOWER OR WORSE)
en- (CAUSE) 1
en- (CAUSE) 2
en- (CAUSE) 3
Euro (EUROPE)
extra- (OUTSIDE)
fore- at fore
fresh- at fresh (RECENT)
great- (FAMILIES)
hydro- (WATER)
hydro- (GAS)
hyper- (TOO MUCH)
in- (LACKING)
inter- (BETWEEN)
macro- (LARGE)
mega- at mega (BIG/GOOD)
mega- (NUMBER)
micro- (SMALL)
micro- (MEASUREMENT)
mid- (MIDDLE)
mini- (SMALL)
mono- (SINGLE)
must- at must (NECESSARY)
new- at new (RECENTLY CREATED)
out- (NOT CENTRAL)
out- (FURTHER)
out- (AWAY FROM)
over- at over (HIGHER POSITION)
over- at over (ACROSS)
over- at over (MORE THAN)
over- (TOO MUCH)
pan- (INCLUDING)
para- (BEYOND)
para- (SIMILAR)
photo- at photo (PHOTOGRAPH)
photo- (LIGHT)
poly- (MANY)
post- (AFTER)
retro- (BACKWARDS)
retro- (PAST)
Romano- at Roman (CITY)
self- (YOURSELF)
semi- (HALF)
short- at short (DISTANCE)
step- (RELATIONSHIP)
sub- (BELOW)
sub- (NOT QUITE)
sub- (NOT EQUAL)
sub- (SMALLER)
super- (MORE THAN USUAL)
super- (OVER)
top- at top (BEST)
trans- (ACROSS)
trans- (CHANGED)
under- at under (LESS THAN)
uni- (ONE)
vice- (TITLE)
anthrop- at anthropo-
em- at en- (CAUSE) 1 1
em- at en- (CAUSE) 2 2
em- at en- (CAUSE) 3 3
Graeco- at Greco-
il- at in- (LACKING)
im- at in- (LACKING)
ir- at in- (LACKING)

Biar lebih familiar dan paham penggunaannya silahkan dicek sendiri definisi dan contoh penggnaannya.
Good luck

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