"-ile" meaning in English

See -ile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:-ilis<id:adjective-forming suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective-forming suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective-forming suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-elis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ile", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="-ile"> Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=unproductive suffixes|cat3=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -ile, {{en-suffix|cat2=unproductive suffixes}} -ile
  1. (no longer productive) Tending to, or capable of. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ile-en-suffix-jogTxxUL
  2. (statistics) Any of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ile-en-suffix-smYPfaXF Categories (other): Statistics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 24 25 17 10 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 16 17 20 17 18 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 18 19 21 14 18 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  3. (statistics) Any of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups.
    Any of the groups formed from the division.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ile-en-suffix-fFOgBms- Categories (other): Statistics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 45 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 24 25 17 10 14 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 16 17 20 17 18 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 9 44 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 18 19 21 14 18 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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