-ele

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Latin

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Suffix

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-ēle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ēlis

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-ele

  1. Alternative form of -al

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ele

  1. Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

Old English

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Pronunciation

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-ele

  1. dative singular of -el

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.

Suffix

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-ele

  1. diminutive suffix, forming feminine nouns

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • French: -elle
  • Middle English: -el (diminutive), -le (in part)

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian -lia, from Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną. Cognates include Dutch -elen and German -eln.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ele (type 2 form -elje)

  1. Used to form verbs denoting repetition.

Derived terms

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