"-ell" meaning in Catalan

See -ell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈeʎ] [Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Catalan -ell Catalan -ell Inherited from Old Catalan -ell, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ca|:inh|roa-oca:-ell<ety:inh<la:-ellus>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Catalan -ell Catalan -ell [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ellus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Catalan", "term" : "-ell", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "roa-oca" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "-ell", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ca" }" data-lang="ca" data-title="-ell">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|roa-oca|-ell|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Catalan -ell, {{inh+|ca|roa-oca|-ell}} Inherited from Old Catalan -ell, {{inh|ca|la|-ellus}} Latin -ellus Head templates: {{head|ca|suffix form|noun|g=m}} -ell m (noun)
  1. added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form Tags: masculine, morpheme, noun Coordinate_terms: -ella
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