French-English Correspondences

The abbreviation “c.” means common gender, i.e., either mascualine or feminine.

French	English	French	English
-ie (f.)	-y	anthologie, théorie	anthology, theory
-(t)é (f.)	-y	légalité, gaieté	legality, gaiety
-eur (m.)	-or	directeur, pasteur	director, pastor
-trice (f.)	-trix	matrice, médiatrice, actrice	matrix, mediatrix, actress
-iste (c.)	-ist	artiste, communiste, péridontiste	artist, communist, peridentist
-ment (m.)	-ment	gouvernement, monument	government, monument
-ion (f.)	-ion	population, décision, addition	population, decision, addition
-re	-er	lettre, offre, rendre	letter, offer, render
-aire	-ary	dictionnaire, secrétaire, apothicaire	dictionary, secretary, apothecary
-oire	-ory	répertoire, Directoire	repertory, Directory
-eux (m), -euse (f.)	-ous	anxieux, généreux, spécieux	anxious, generous, specious
-ique	-ic, ics, ical	cosmique, mécanique, identique	cosmic, mechanical, identical
-el (m.), -elle (f.)	-al	réel, usuel, criminel, habituel	real, usual, criminal, habitual
-if (m.), -ive (f.)	-ive	décisif, rébarbatif, impulsif	decisive, rebarbative, impulsive
-en (m.), -enne (f.)	-ian	italien, épicurien, chrétien	Italian, Epicurian, Christian
-ain (m.), aine (f.)	-an	américain, romain, toscain	American, Roman, Tuscan
-ant (m.), -ante (f.)	-ing, -ant	charmant, participant	charming, participant
-er	-ate	narrer, apprécier	narrate, appreciate
-ir	-ish	finir, ravir, polir, vernir	finish, ravish, polish, varnish