suf-
variant of sub- before f: suffer.
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Lu suffered an unimportant loss when several junks carrying troops were sunk on Lake Taihu; most of the soldiers suf- fered nothing more than a ducking.
From Time Magazine Archive
And this shal suf- fyce for Numeration on the fyngers.
From The Earliest Arithmetics in English by Steele, Robert
Vicarious suffering 36:30 Religious history repeats itself in the suf- fering of the just for the unjust.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
By this time he had become suf- ficiently acquainted with the peculiar odor, to know he was imposed upon.
From Our nig, or, sketches from the life of a free black, in a two-story white house, North Showing that slavery's shadows fall even there by Wilson, Harriet E.
But not every man is prepared to fall in with this programme of inflicting physical suf- fering for the relief of physical suffering.
From The Unexpurgated Case Against Woman Suffrage by Wright, Almroth
Confused = konfuz‑a; suf. -ig denotes causation, confusion‑causing. 8Kept rolling.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Father = patr‑o; suf. -in denotes feminine; ending -a makes it an adjective. 2In crowds.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
To lie = kuŝi; suf. -ej denotes place. 5Became.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
Earth = ter‑o; in = en; suf. -ig denotes causing to be. 11That amount.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
To wonder = mir‑i; suf. -ig makes it transitive. 4Got in a rage.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
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