sub-

See also sub

English

Etymology

From the Latin sub, meaning under

Prefix

sub-

1. under, beneath

   subterranean

   submarine

2. subsidiary, secondary

   subplot

3. almost, nearly

   subhuman

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)

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with sub-

Translations

under, beneath

Armenian: ենթ- (hy) (entʿ-), ստոր- (hy) (stor-) Czech: sub- (cs), pod- (cs) Dutch: sub- (nl), onder- (nl) French: sous- (fr), sub- (fr) Greek: υπο- (el) (ypo-)

Italian: sotto- (it), sub- (it) Japanese: 亜 (ja) (a) Scottish Gaelic: fo- (gd), frith- (gd) Swedish: under- (sv)

Antonyms

• super-

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Dutch

Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

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French

Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

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Italian

Alternative forms

• sud- (before a letter "d")

Prefix

sub-

1. sub- (all senses)

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Latin

Alternative forms

• suc- (before c.)
• suf- (before f.)
• sug- (before g)
• sup- (before p)
• sur- (before r)

Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

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Romanian

Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

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Spanish

Prefix

sub-

1. sub-

Synonyms

• so-