"-coel" meaning in English

See -coel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -coels [plural], -coele [alternative], -cele [alternative]
Etymology: Via Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|κοῖλος|t=hollow}} Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} -coel (noun-forming suffix, plural -coels)
  1. A cavity. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--coel-en-suffix-6sxCSzAn Categories (other): Pages using catfix
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -coels [plural]
Etymology: See -cele. Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} -coel (noun-forming suffix, plural -coels)
  1. (possibly nonstandard) Alternative form of -cele (“tumor; hernia”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, nonstandard, possibly Alternative form of: -cele (extra: tumor; hernia)
    Sense id: en--coel-en-suffix-YkZ1fAjL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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