See also: aille, áille, and aillé

French edit

Etymology edit

French -aille has three sources:

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aj/, /ɑj/
  • (file)

Suffix edit

-aille f (plural -ailles)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory or result) forms feminine nouns having a colloquial or pejorative meaning, or indicating the means or result of an action
    trouver (to find) + ‎-aille → ‎trouvaille (lucky find)
    rime (rhyme) + ‎-aille → ‎rimaille (doggerel)

Derived terms edit