-ple

See also: ple, PLE, and plé

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəl/

Etymology 1

From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).

Suffix

-ple

1. (as a noun) A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
2. (as an adjective) Containing the specified number of terms.
   • 1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108:

     […] where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx₁dx₂....dx_n.

Synonyms

• (noun): -tuple (in current use)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Suffix

-ple

1. (non-productive) Alternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.

   Constantinopolis → Constantinople

   Adrianopolis → Adrianople

Anagrams

• 'elp, EPL, LEP, LPE, lep, pel