"-eln" meaning in German

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-eln"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -eln",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "-elen"
      },
      "expansion": "-elen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-alōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -alōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-lōną",
        "pos": "frequentative verbal suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "English -le",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "-elje"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian -elje",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-elen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -elen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish -le",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "-la"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish -la",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "-la"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic -la",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -eln, -elen, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix). Cognate with English -le, West Frisian -elje, Dutch -elen, Danish -le, Swedish -la, Icelandic -la.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix",
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      },
      "expansion": "-eln",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kippen (“to tilt”) + -eln → kippeln (“to tilt back and forth”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "husten (“to cough”) + -eln → hüsteln (“to cough slightly”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix used to form verbs, chiefly from other verbs, but also from nouns and adjectives. The resulting verb often has an iterative/frequentative or a diminutive meaning."
      ],
      "id": "en--eln-de-suffix-x21kxZCJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "iterative",
          "iterative#English"
        ],
        [
          "frequentative",
          "frequentative#English"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ern"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-əln]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-l̩n]"
    },
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      "audio": "De--eln.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b2/De--eln.ogg/De--eln.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eln"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-eln"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -eln",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "-elen"
      },
      "expansion": "-elen",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-alōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -alōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-lōną",
        "pos": "frequentative verbal suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "English -le",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "-elje"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian -elje",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "-elen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch -elen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-le"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish -le",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "-la"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish -la",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "-la"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic -la",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -eln, -elen, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix). Cognate with English -le, West Frisian -elje, Dutch -elen, Danish -le, Swedish -la, Icelandic -la.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix",
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      },
      "expansion": "-eln",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "German diminutive suffixes",
        "German lemmas",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "German verb-forming suffixes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "kippen (“to tilt”) + -eln → kippeln (“to tilt back and forth”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "husten (“to cough”) + -eln → hüsteln (“to cough slightly”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Suffix used to form verbs, chiefly from other verbs, but also from nouns and adjectives. The resulting verb often has an iterative/frequentative or a diminutive meaning."
      ],
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        [
          "iterative",
          "iterative#English"
        ],
        [
          "frequentative",
          "frequentative#English"
        ],
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ern"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-əln]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-l̩n]"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-eln"
}