"-ail" meaning in French

See -ail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /aj/, /ɑj/ Forms: -ails [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -āculum. Doublet of -acle, which is borrowed from Latin -āculum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|-āculum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -āculum, {{inh+|fr|la|-āculum}} Inherited from Latin -āculum, {{doublet|fr|-acle}} Doublet of -acle Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -ail m (plural -ails)
  1. Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having the sense of ‘tool, object for a specific purpose’. Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ail-fr-suffix-srI980Rp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50
  2. Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having a collective sense. Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ail-fr-suffix-e3N0Vhwd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50
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