-ele

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Latin[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ēle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ēlis

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ele

  1. Alternative form of -al

Etymology 2[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ele

  1. Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.

Suffix[edit]

-ele

  1. diminutive suffix, forming feminine nouns

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: -elle
  • Middle English: -el (diminutive), -le (in part)

Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian -lia, from Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną. Cognates include Dutch -elen and German -eln.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ele (type 2 form -elje)

  1. Used to form verbs denoting repetition.

Derived terms[edit]

Saterland Frisian terms suffixed with -ele
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