Editing Augmentative (section)

=== English ===
In modern [[English language|English]], augmentatives can be created with the prefixes:
*’’over-’’: e.g., ’’overlord’’ and ’’overqualified’’.
*’’grand-’’: e.g., ’’grandmaster’’ and ’’grandparent’’.
*’’super-’’: e.g., ’’supermarket’’ and ’’superpower’’.
*’’mega-’’: e.g., ’’megastore’’ and ’’megastar’’.
*’’arch-’’: e.g., ’’archrival’’ and ’’archangel’’.

Since the early 1990s, the prefix ’’über-’’ or ’’uber-’’ has also frequently been used as a borrowing from German.<ref>{{Dictionary.com|uber}}</ref> The suffix [[-zilla]] (from ''[[Godzilla]]''), expressing a monstrous quality, can also be considered an augmentative form.

* ’’-zilla’’: e.g., ’’momzilla’’ and ’’bridezilla’’.

In some parts of the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]], the prefix "old" is used as an augmentative, and a pejorative in some cases. An example of this is using "old’un" or "old one" to describe one's parents/grandparents.