-ele

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Latin

Suffix

-ēle

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ele

  1. alternative form of -al

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ele

  1. alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.le/

Suffix

-ele

  1. dative singular of -el

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.

Suffix

-ele

  1. diminutive suffix, forming feminine nouns

Synonyms

Descendants

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

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ələ/

Suffix

-ele (type 2 form -elje)

  1. Used to form verbs denoting repetition.

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian terms suffixed with -ele
wippelje
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