sub-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 Antonyms 2 Dutch 2.1 Prefix 3 French 3.1 Prefix 4 Latin 4.1 Prefix 5 Spanish 5.1 Prefix 5.1.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin sub, meaning under

[edit] Prefix

sub-

1. under, beneath (examples: subterranean, submarine)
2. subsidiary, secondary (example: subplot)
3. almost, nearly (example: subhuman)

[edit] Usage notes

• The variant forms are: (combination with 's' involves elision and the rest involve assimilation)
• sub + c = suc- (example succession)
• sub + c = sus (example susceptible)
• sub + f = suf- (example suffer)
• sub + g = sug- (example suggestion)
• sub + p = sup- (example support)
• sub + r = sur- (example surrogate)
• sub + s = sus- (example suspect)
• sub + sp = su- (example suspire)
• sub + t = sus- (example sustain}

[edit] Derived terms

subhead subheading subhuman submarine suboptimal subplot subprime subroutine

Sub-Saharan subsection subsector subset subspace subtask subterranean subtropical subzero, sub-zero

[edit] Translations

[edit] Antonyms

• super-

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

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[edit] French

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sub-

1. sub-

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[edit] Latin

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sub-

1. sub-

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

[edit] Synonyms

• so-