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How do you describe someone who is into incest?

single-word-requests adjectives pejorative-language suffixes

Which words have a long vowel before the suffix -ic?

pronunciation suffixes phonology irregular vowel-length

What purpose does an '-o' serve?

meaning etymology suffixes

Using short adjectives as adverbs, such as "easy" & "short"

adjectives adverbs suffixes flat-adverbs

Irregular verbs: the history of the suffix “-en” in the past participle

etymology pronunciation suffixes past-participles old-english

Why does "impregnable" mean 'cannot be impregnated'?

etymology antonyms suffixes

Adjectival form of "collide"—"collideable" or "collidable"?

adjectives orthography suffixes derivational-morphology able-eable

Why does the 'b' in absorb change to a 'p' in absorption?

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling suffixes latin consonants

Is there a good rule of thumb for plurals of words ending in "o"?

grammatical-number orthography suffixes silent-letters irregular

Why is "k" added to "panic" when suffixes added (as in "panicky")?

pronunciation orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling suffixes greek

Are -èd adjectives still usèd words?

etymology orthography suffixes syllables diacritics

"-ee" and "-er" word endings

suffixes derivational-morphology derivation agent-noun-suffix er-ee

Guidelines for selecting suffix when making an adjective out of a proper name (-esque, -ean, -ian,

Words pronounced with stress patterns like in "politics", "lunatics", etc.?

pronunciation suffixes phonology stress derivational-morphology

What is the origin of the "-th" suffix? What is the linguistic term for the meaning it adds to words?

meaning etymology suffixes linguistics derivational-morphology

When should a singular word ending in "y" end in "ies" plurally?

grammatical-number orthography suffixes silent-letters irregular

Rules for removing last vowel when adding "-able"? [duplicate]

pronunciation orthography suffixes able-eable

Is there any rhyme or reason to when one should double the last consonant when adding -ed or -ing? [duplicate]

orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling suffixes present-participles doubled-consonants

Is there a rule for “‑ance” vs. “‑ence”?

orthography suffixes latin ance-ence

What is the adjectival form of "nemesis"?

word-choice single-word-requests adjectives suffixes derivational-morphology