-ele
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ele"
Latin edit
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-ēle
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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-ele
- Alternative form of -al
Etymology 2 edit
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-ele
- Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.
Suffix edit
-ele
- diminutive suffix, forming feminine nouns
Synonyms edit
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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
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-ele (type 2 form -elje)
- Used to form verbs denoting repetition.