-ell
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French -el, ultimately from Latin -ālis.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- pertaining or adhering to; adjectival suffix attaching to nouns
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Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From -e- (linking vowel) + -ll (verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.
- szökell (“to leap”)
- (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.
Usage notes edit
- (all senses) Variants:
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Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- Alternative form of -al
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- Alternative form of -el (agentive suffix)
Etymology 3 edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)
Swedish edit
Suffix edit
-ell
- -al, of or pertaining to; making an adjective based on a noun
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Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *-ell, in at least some cases from Latin -illa. Cognate with Cornish -ell.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ell f (plural -ellau)
- instrument, tool
- diminutive suffix
- female or young animal
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Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies