-le

ikasi (“study”) + -le → ikasle (“student”)


-le

assle, buzzle, crackle, cuddle, dazzle, draggle, drawl, dribble, drizzle, fumble, gamble, grapple, handle, jostle, kissle, maddle, mingle, nestle, nuzzle, prattle, quible, ramble, rattle, ripple, scribble, sile, sizzle, smartle, sniffle, snuggle, startle, stopple, suckle, tattle, tickle, topple, waggle, whemmle, wiggle, wrestle

A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness:

From Middle English -elen, -len, -lien, from Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix).
Cognate with West Frisian -elje, Dutch -elen, German -eln, Danish -le, Norwegian Bokmål -le, Norwegian Nynorsk -la, Swedish -la, Icelandic -la. Compare -er.


-le

battle, breakle, brittle, fickle, forgettle, little, newfangle, nimble, wankle

Forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to", "tending to", "apt to", "capable of"; compare -ative:

From Middle English -el, -le (adjectival), from Old English -el, -ol, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz and *-ilaz (adjective suffixes). Cognate with West Frisian -el, Dutch -el, Low German -el, German -el, Icelandic -ill.


-le

Coordinate term: -ling

dump + -le → dimple

dung + -le → dingle

hatch + -le → hatchel

hose + -le → hosel

howf + -le → hovel

gome + -le → gomeral

corn + -le → kernel

new + -le → newel

nose + -le → nozzle

puck + -le → puckle

turd + -le → treddle

beadle, beetle, bridle, bundle, cripple, fettle, girdle, ladle, losel, runnel, shovel, spindle, spittle, steeple, stile, stopple, thimble, tool, towel, trundle

From Middle English -el (agent suffix), from a combination of two suffixes:
* Old English -el, -il (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).
* Old English -el, -ol, -ul (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix). Cognate with West Frisian -el, Dutch -el, Low German -el, German -el.


-le

-le (nominative singular)
-leet (nominative plural)
-le (accusative nominative singular)
-leet (accusative nominative plural)
-leen (accusative genitive singular)
-leet (accusative genitive plural)
-leen (genitive singular)
-leiden (genitive plural)
-leitten (genitive plural)
-letta (partitive singular)
-leita (partitive plural)
-leessa (inessive singular)
-leissa (inessive plural)
-leesta (elative singular)
-leista (elative plural)
-leeseen (illative singular)
-leisiin (illative plural)
-leihin (illative plural)
-leella (adessive singular)
-leilla (adessive plural)
-leelta (ablative singular)
-leilta (ablative plural)
-leelle (allative singular)
-leille (allative plural)
-leena (essive singular)
-leina (essive plural)
-leeksi (singular translative)
-leiksi (plural translative)
-leetta (abessive singular)
-leitta (abessive plural)
-lein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
-leeni (nominative singular)
-leeni (nominative plural)
-leeni (accusative nominative singular)
-leeni (accusative nominative plural)
-leeni (accusative genitive singular)
-leeni (accusative genitive plural)
-leeni (genitive singular)
-leideni (genitive plural)
-leitteni (genitive plural)
-lettani (partitive singular)
-leitani (partitive plural)
-leessani (inessive singular)
-leissani (inessive plural)
-leestani (elative singular)
-leistani (elative plural)
-leeseeni (illative singular)
-leisiini (illative plural)
-leihini (illative plural)
-leellani (adessive singular)
-leillani (adessive plural)
-leeltani (ablative singular)
-leiltani (ablative plural)
-leelleni (allative singular)
-leilleni (allative plural)
-leenani (essive singular)
-leinani (essive plural)
-leekseni (singular translative)
-leikseni (plural translative)
-leettani (abessive singular)
-leittani (abessive plural)
-leineni (comitative plural)
-leesi (nominative singular)
-leesi (nominative plural)
-leesi (accusative nominative singular)
-leesi (accusative nominative plural)
-leesi (accusative genitive singular)
-leesi (accusative genitive plural)
-leesi (genitive singular)
-leidesi (genitive plural)
-leittesi (genitive plural)
-lettasi (partitive singular)
-leitasi (partitive plural)
-leessasi (inessive singular)
-leissasi (inessive plural)
-leestasi (elative singular)
-leistasi (elative plural)
-leeseesi (illative singular)
-leisiisi (illative plural)
-leihisi (illative plural)
-leellasi (adessive singular)
-leillasi (adessive plural)
-leeltasi (ablative singular)
-leiltasi (ablative plural)
-leellesi (allative singular)
-leillesi (allative plural)
-leenasi (essive singular)
-leinasi (essive plural)
-leeksesi (singular translative)
-leiksesi (plural translative)
-leettasi (abessive singular)
-leittasi (abessive plural)
-leinesi (comitative plural)
-leemme (nominative singular)
-leemme (nominative plural)
-leemme (accusative nominative singular)
-leemme (accusative nominative plural)
-leemme (accusative genitive singular)
-leemme (accusative genitive plural)
-leemme (genitive singular)
-leidemme (genitive plural)
-leittemme (genitive plural)
-lettamme (partitive singular)
-leitamme (partitive plural)
-leessamme (inessive singular)
-leissamme (inessive plural)
-leestamme (elative singular)
-leistamme (elative plural)
-leeseemme (illative singular)
-leisiimme (illative plural)
-leihimme (illative plural)
-leellamme (adessive singular)
-leillamme (adessive plural)
-leeltamme (ablative singular)
-leiltamme (ablative plural)
-leellemme (allative singular)
-leillemme (allative plural)
-leenamme (essive singular)
-leinamme (essive plural)
-leeksemme (singular translative)
-leiksemme (plural translative)
-leettamme (abessive singular)
-leittamme (abessive plural)
-leinemme (comitative plural)
-leenne (nominative singular)
-leenne (nominative plural)
-leenne (accusative nominative singular)
-leenne (accusative nominative plural)
-leenne (accusative genitive singular)
-leenne (accusative genitive plural)
-leenne (genitive singular)
-leidenne (genitive plural)
-leittenne (genitive plural)
-lettanne (partitive singular)
-leitanne (partitive plural)
-leessanne (inessive singular)
-leissanne (inessive plural)
-leestanne (elative singular)
-leistanne (elative plural)
-leeseenne (illative singular)
-leisiinne (illative plural)
-leihinne (illative plural)
-leellanne (adessive singular)
-leillanne (adessive plural)
-leeltanne (ablative singular)
-leiltanne (ablative plural)
-leellenne (allative singular)
-leillenne (allative plural)
-leenanne (essive singular)
-leinanne (essive plural)
-leeksenne (singular translative)
-leiksenne (plural translative)
-leettanne (abessive singular)
-leittanne (abessive plural)
-leinenne (comitative plural)
-leensa (nominative singular)
-leensa (nominative plural)
-leensa (accusative nominative singular)
-leensa (accusative nominative plural)
-leensa (accusative genitive singular)
-leensa (accusative genitive plural)
-leensa (genitive singular)
-leidensa (genitive plural)
-leittensa (genitive plural)
-lettaan (partitive singular)
-lettansa (partitive singular)
-leitaan (partitive plural)
-leitansa (partitive plural)
-leessaan (inessive singular)
-leessansa (inessive singular)
-leissaan (inessive plural)
-leissansa (inessive plural)
-leestaan (elative singular)
-leestansa (elative singular)
-leistaan (elative plural)
-leistansa (elative plural)
-leeseensa (illative singular)
-leisiinsa (illative plural)
-leihinsa (illative plural)
-leellaan (adessive singular)
-leellansa (adessive singular)
-leillaan (adessive plural)
-leillansa (adessive plural)
-leeltaan (ablative singular)
-leeltansa (ablative singular)
-leiltaan (ablative plural)
-leiltansa (ablative plural)
-leelleen (allative singular)
-leellensa (allative singular)
-leilleen (allative plural)
-leillensa (allative plural)
-leenaan (essive singular)
-leenansa (essive singular)
-leinaan (essive plural)
-leinansa (essive plural)
-leekseen (singular translative)
-leeksensa (singular translative)
-leikseen (plural translative)
-leiksensa (plural translative)
-leettaan (abessive singular)
-leettansa (abessive singular)
-leittaan (abessive plural)
-leittansa (abessive plural)
-leineen (comitative plural)
-leinensa (comitative plural)
-le (nominative singular)
-leet (nominative plural)
-le (accusative nominative singular)
-leet (accusative nominative plural)
-leen (accusative genitive singular)
-leet (accusative genitive plural)
-leen (genitive singular)
-leiden (genitive plural)
-leitten (genitive plural)
-lettä (partitive singular)
-leitä (partitive plural)
-leessä (inessive singular)
-leissä (inessive plural)
-leestä (elative singular)
-leistä (elative plural)
-leeseen (illative singular)
-leisiin (illative plural)
-leihin (illative plural)
-leellä (adessive singular)
-leillä (adessive plural)
-leeltä (ablative singular)
-leiltä (ablative plural)
-leelle (allative singular)
-leille (allative plural)
-leenä (essive singular)
-leinä (essive plural)
-leeksi (singular translative)
-leiksi (plural translative)
-leettä (abessive singular)
-leittä (abessive plural)
-lein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
-leeni (nominative singular)
-leeni (nominative plural)
-leeni (accusative nominative singular)
-leeni (accusative nominative plural)
-leeni (accusative genitive singular)
-leeni (accusative genitive plural)
-leeni (genitive singular)
-leideni (genitive plural)
-leitteni (genitive plural)
-lettäni (partitive singular)
-leitäni (partitive plural)
-leessäni (inessive singular)
-leissäni (inessive plural)
-leestäni (elative singular)
-leistäni (elative plural)
-leeseeni (illative singular)
-leisiini (illative plural)
-leihini (illative plural)
-leelläni (adessive singular)
-leilläni (adessive plural)
-leeltäni (ablative singular)
-leiltäni (ablative plural)
-leelleni (allative singular)
-leilleni (allative plural)
-leenäni (essive singular)
-leinäni (essive plural)
-leekseni (singular translative)
-leikseni (plural translative)
-leettäni (abessive singular)
-leittäni (abessive plural)
-leineni (comitative plural)
-leesi (nominative singular)
-leesi (nominative plural)
-leesi (accusative nominative singular)
-leesi (accusative nominative plural)
-leesi (accusative genitive singular)
-leesi (accusative genitive plural)
-leesi (genitive singular)
-leidesi (genitive plural)
-leittesi (genitive plural)
-lettäsi (partitive singular)
-leitäsi (partitive plural)
-leessäsi (inessive singular)
-leissäsi (inessive plural)
-leestäsi (elative singular)
-leistäsi (elative plural)
-leeseesi (illative singular)
-leisiisi (illative plural)
-leihisi (illative plural)
-leelläsi (adessive singular)
-leilläsi (adessive plural)
-leeltäsi (ablative singular)
-leiltäsi (ablative plural)
-leellesi (allative singular)
-leillesi (allative plural)
-leenäsi (essive singular)
-leinäsi (essive plural)
-leeksesi (singular translative)
-leiksesi (plural translative)
-leettäsi (abessive singular)
-leittäsi (abessive plural)
-leinesi (comitative plural)
-leemme (nominative singular)
-leemme (nominative plural)
-leemme (accusative nominative singular)
-leemme (accusative nominative plural)
-leemme (accusative genitive singular)
-leemme (accusative genitive plural)
-leemme (genitive singular)
-leidemme (genitive plural)
-leittemme (genitive plural)
-lettämme (partitive singular)
-leitämme (partitive plural)
-leessämme (inessive singular)
-leissämme (inessive plural)
-leestämme (elative singular)
-leistämme (elative plural)
-leeseemme (illative singular)
-leisiimme (illative plural)
-leihimme (illative plural)
-leellämme (adessive singular)
-leillämme (adessive plural)
-leeltämme (ablative singular)
-leiltämme (ablative plural)
-leellemme (allative singular)
-leillemme (allative plural)
-leenämme (essive singular)
-leinämme (essive plural)
-leeksemme (singular translative)
-leiksemme (plural translative)
-leettämme (abessive singular)
-leittämme (abessive plural)
-leinemme (comitative plural)
-leenne (nominative singular)
-leenne (nominative plural)
-leenne (accusative nominative singular)
-leenne (accusative nominative plural)
-leenne (accusative genitive singular)
-leenne (accusative genitive plural)
-leenne (genitive singular)
-leidenne (genitive plural)
-leittenne (genitive plural)
-lettänne (partitive singular)
-leitänne (partitive plural)
-leessänne (inessive singular)
-leissänne (inessive plural)
-leestänne (elative singular)
-leistänne (elative plural)
-leeseenne (illative singular)
-leisiinne (illative plural)
-leihinne (illative plural)
-leellänne (adessive singular)
-leillänne (adessive plural)
-leeltänne (ablative singular)
-leiltänne (ablative plural)
-leellenne (allative singular)
-leillenne (allative plural)
-leenänne (essive singular)
-leinänne (essive plural)
-leeksenne (singular translative)
-leiksenne (plural translative)
-leettänne (abessive singular)
-leittänne (abessive plural)
-leinenne (comitative plural)
-leensä (nominative singular)
-leensä (nominative plural)
-leensä (accusative nominative singular)
-leensä (accusative nominative plural)
-leensä (accusative genitive singular)
-leensä (accusative genitive plural)
-leensä (genitive singular)
-leidensä (genitive plural)
-leittensä (genitive plural)
-lettään (partitive singular)
-lettänsä (partitive singular)
-leitään (partitive plural)
-leitänsä (partitive plural)
-leessään (inessive singular)
-leessänsä (inessive singular)
-leissään (inessive plural)
-leissänsä (inessive plural)
-leestään (elative singular)
-leestänsä (elative singular)
-leistään (elative plural)
-leistänsä (elative plural)
-leeseensä (illative singular)
-leisiinsä (illative plural)
-leihinsä (illative plural)
-leellään (adessive singular)
-leellänsä (adessive singular)
-leillään (adessive plural)
-leillänsä (adessive plural)
-leeltään (ablative singular)
-leeltänsä (ablative singular)
-leiltään (ablative plural)
-leiltänsä (ablative plural)
-leelleen (allative singular)
-leellensä (allative singular)
-leilleen (allative plural)
-leillensä (allative plural)
-leenään (essive singular)
-leenänsä (essive singular)
-leinään (essive plural)
-leinänsä (essive plural)
-leekseen (singular translative)
-leeksensä (singular translative)
-leikseen (plural translative)
-leiksensä (plural translative)
-leettään (abessive singular)
-leettänsä (abessive singular)
-leittään (abessive plural)
-leittänsä (abessive plural)
-leineen (comitative plural)
-leinensä (comitative plural)


-le

Keisarilainen sotawoima riensi kaupungile awuksi ja ankara tappelu syttyi sen likellä.

1878, J. Krohn, Kertomuksia Suomen Historiasta, →ISBN:

The imperial military came in haste to aid the town, and violent combat erupted near it.

Siinä nirppanokkanen kotifrouva istu kiitävässä avoautossa ja sano J. Edgar Hooverin näkselle miehele: »Tämä on unta.»

There sat a stuck up housewife in a dashing convertible and said to a man that looked like J. Edgar Hoover: "This is a dream."


-le

(chiefly dialectal) suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g., Haus → Häusle

From Middle High German -elīn, -līn, from Old High German -ilī, -ilīn.


-le

dare (“to give”) → darle (“to give them; to give for her”)

vendere (“to sell”) → venderle (“to sell them; to sell to her”)

servire (“to serve”) → servirle (“to serve them; to serve to her”)


-le

Alternative form of -el (adjectival suffix)


-le

Alternative form of -el (agentive suffix)


-le

Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)


-le

āb (“hunt”) + *-le → *ābla- (“to hunt”)

Comparable to Proto-Mongolic *-le and Proto-Tungusic *-le.


-le

Inherited from Latin -ae (“first-declension ending”), with intrusive l.


-le

(definite article) the (feminine/neuter plural, nominative and accusative)

-l

masculine/neuter singular nominative and accusative

-i

masculine/neuter plural nominative and accusative

Inherited from Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.


-le

used for forming adjectives signifying 'having a tendency to' or 'able to'; e.g. forgettle, smittle, fodgle

From Middle English -el, -le, from Old English -el, -ol (adjective suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz (adjective suffix).


-le

a contracted form of full; e.g. cairtle (“cartful, cart-load”), cogle (“bowlful”)


-le

frequentative or diminutive suffix, added to verbs

forms adverbs implying direction towards

From Middle English -elen, -len, -lien, from Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix).


-le

alkış (“applause”) + la → alkışlamak (“to applaude”)

temiz (“clean”) + -le → temizlemek (“to clean”)

Suffix appended to nouns to derive verbs with various meanings.


-le

annemle okula gidiyorum

Okula otobüsle gidiyorum

-la (after-consonant back-vowel-harmony)
-le (after-consonant)
-yla (after-vowel back-vowel-harmony)
-yle (after-vowel)