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