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-elle

See also: elle, Elle, êlle, ellē, and élle

English edit

Etymology edit

From French -elle.

Suffix edit

-elle

  1. Used to form feminine proper names

Anagrams edit

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French -ele, from Latin -ella.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛl/
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Suffix edit

-elle f (plural -elles, masculine -eau)

  1. forms feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense

Suffix edit

-elle f

  1. feminine of -el

See also edit

French terms suffixed with -elle

Italian edit

Suffix edit

-elle f

  1. plural of -ella

Latin edit

Suffix edit

-elle

  1. vocative masculine singular of -ellus

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Suffix edit

-elle

  1. Alternative form of -al

Etymology 2 edit

Suffix edit

-elle

  1. Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)
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