-ela
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"
Basque edit
Conjunction edit
-ela
- Allomorphic form of -la.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)
- forms diminutives, especially of feminine nouns
- forms nouns indicating an action
Derived terms edit
From
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈeː.la/, [ˈeːɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.la/, [ˈɛːlä]
Suffix edit
-ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension
- Forms abstract nouns from verbs.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -ēla | -ēlae |
Genitive | -ēlae | -ēlārum |
Dative | -ēlae | -ēlīs |
Accusative | -ēlam | -ēlās |
Ablative | -ēlā | -ēlīs |
Vocative | -ēla | -ēlae |
See also edit
References edit
Phuthi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix edit
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- -ella (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)
- forms diminutives
- forms nouns indicating a superficial or minor action
- escovada (“a brushing”) + -ela → escovadela (“a superficial brushing”)
- pincelada (“brushstroke”) + -ela → pinceladela (“a superficial or short brushstroke”)
- riscada (“razor strike”) + -ela → riscadela (“a short razor strike”)
Derived terms edit
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix edit
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix edit
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms edit
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix edit
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ela”