tele-
- to form words which refer something distant or something happens over a distance
telecommuter, telegram, telegraph, telepathy, telephone, teleprinter, telescope, television
theo-
- referring to words with 'god' as part of their meaning
theological, theology
thermo-
- referring to words with 'heat' as part of their meaning
thermometer, thermonuclear, thermopollution, thermostat, thermotherapy
-to-be
- to form nouns describing things or people that will become whatever the original nouns describe
bride-to-be, husband-to-be, mother-to-be, parents-to-be, wife-to-be, house-to-be, soon-to-be, never-to-be
too-
- to form adjectives
too-clean, too-close, too-cold, too-easy, too-familiar, too-high, too-large, too-late, too-long, too-loud, too-massive, too-much, too-rapid, too-tight
trans-
- describing something moving from one side of something to the other
transAmerica, transatlantic, transcontinental, transoceanic, trans-Siberian, trans-world
- describing processes where something goes from one place to another
transfer, transfusion, transmit, transplant, transport
- describing process where one thing crosses or goes through another
translucent, transparency, transparent
- describing processes when something changes its shape or form
transcript, transcription, transform, translate, translation, transmute, transubstantial
tri-
- to form words which indicate that something consists of three parts
triangle, tricolour, tricycle, trilateral, tri-level, trilogy, triple, triplet, triplicate, tripod, trisyllabic
-type
- to form words which refer to something similar
European-type, executive-type, gothic-type, military-type, police-type, rail-type, snack-type, Polish-type, war-type, Western-type
