-ail
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin -āculum. Doublet of -acle, which is borrowed from Latin -āculum.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ail m (plural -ails)
- Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having the sense of ‘tool, object for a specific purpose’.
- Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having a collective sense.
Derived terms edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
- (slender) -eil
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish -amail (compare Irish -úil, Manx -oil), from Old Irish -amail.
Suffix edit
-ail
- Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective.