"-el" meaning in English

See -el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əl/, /l̩/
Etymology: From Middle English -el, from Old English -el, from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-lós}}, {{inh|en|enm|-el}} Middle English -el, {{inh|en|ang|-el}} Old English -el, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*-ilaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=unproductive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes|head=|id=}} -el, {{en-suffix|cat2=unproductive suffixes|cat3=noun-forming suffixes}} -el
  1. Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an instrument, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-en-suffix-en:agent_noun Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 19 31
  2. Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-en-suffix-en:diminutive
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -le, -al
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /əl/, /l̩/
Etymology: From Middle English -el, a merger of two suffixes: * Old English -el (diminutive suffix) * Old French -el (diminutive suffix), from Latin -ellus Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-el}} Middle English -el, {{inh|en|ang|-el|pos=diminutive suffix}} Old English -el (diminutive suffix), {{der|en|fro|-el|pos=diminutive suffix}} Old French -el (diminutive suffix), {{der|en|la|-ellus}} Latin -ellus Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -el, {{en-suffix}} -el
  1. Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of mostly Romance origin. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-en-suffix-8IwTVYZP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for -el meaning in English (3.1kB)

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