-eală

See also: eala and -eala

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣль (-ělĭ), reanalyzed as plural, from Proto-Slavic *-ělь.

Suffix

-eală n (plural -eli)

1. Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb

   ‎cheltui (“to spend”) + ‎-eală → ‎cheltuială (“expense”)

   ‎greși (“to err”) + ‎-eală → ‎greșeală (“mistake”)

   ‎momi (“to lure”) + ‎-eală → ‎momeală (“bait”)

   ‎iuți (“to accelerate”) + ‎-eală → ‎iuțeală (“speed”)

Declension

Declension of -eală

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -eală	-eala	(niște) -eli	-elile
genitive/dative	(unei) -eli	-elii	(unor) -eli	-elilor
vocative	-eală, -ealo		-elilor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -eală