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
He cared not for the name / it was suf- ficiēt to hym to haue the dede / & so / the lesse he cared for glorye / the more alwayes he opteyned.
From The Art or Crafte of Rhetoryke by Leonard Cox
The poor suf- fering heart needs its rightful nutriment, such as peace, 366:1 patience in tribulation, and a priceless sense of the dear Father's loving-kindness.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
For ioyning Virgil with Homer I haue suf- ficientlie declared before.
From The Schoolmaster by Roger Ascham
And this shal suf- fyce for Numeration on the fyngers.
From The Earliest Arithmetics in English by Robert Steele
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 Walter John Clark
Young = jun‑a; old = maljuna; suf. -iĝ denotes becoming; prefix ek- denotes beginning, or sudden action. 7Every morning = ĉiumatene.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
To fall = fal‑i; suf. -ig denotes causing to fall. 3Rise.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
To deceive = tromp‑i; suf. -iĝ makes it intransitive. 6Climb.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
To show = montr‑i; with suf. -iĝ, montriĝ-i = to show itself, to become shown. 2His course.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Walter John Clark
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