-l-

English

Interfix

-l-

1. (pharmacology) Alternative form of -lim-.

Derived terms

English terms interfixed with -l-

French

Interfix

-l-

1. used to break up certain vowel sequences, when certain suffixes—particularly -ais—follow certain vowels, especially o

   Coordinate term: -t-

   togolais ― Togolese

   congolais ― Congolese

   bralette ― bra without underwire

Derived terms

French terms interfixed with -l-

References

• Slawomir Zdziebko and Mateusz Urban, The Phonetics and Phonology of /ɬ/ Vocalization, Crossing Phonetics-Phonology Lines (edited by Eugeniusz Cyran and Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska), page 416

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -ıl, -il, -ul, -ül

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-l-.

See also

• -n-, -ın, -in, -un, -ün

Interfix

-l-

1. Passive suffix. Used to form verbs that affected by event(s).

   ‎kurtarmak (“to save, rescue”) + ‎-l- → ‎kurtarılmak (“to be saved of”)

   ‎aldatmak (“to cheat, deceive”) + ‎-l- → ‎aldatılmak (“to be cheated”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -l-