-eel

See also: eel and eel-

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French -el, from Latin -ālis. Doublet of -aal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːl/

Suffix

-eel

  1. -al, forms adjectives
    ‎emotie + ‎-eel → ‎emotioneel

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -eel
anticonceptioneel
autosegmenteel
civilisationeel
commercieel
confessioneel
confidentieel
conjectureel
constitutioneel
contextueel
conventioneel
cultureel
dimensioneel
emotioneel
essentieel
exceptioneel
exponentieel
financieel
ideëel
infrastructureel
institutioneel
justitieel
notarieel
origineel
politioneel
positioneel
procentueel
provisioneel
rationeel
sacramenteel
segmenteel
sentimenteel
substantieel

Middle English

Suffix

-eel

  1. alternative form of -al

Wolof

Suffix

-eel

  1. Forms regular ordinal adjectives from cardinal numerals.
  2. Forms abstract nouns from verbs
    ‎nob (“to love”) + ‎-eel → ‎nobeel (“love”)
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