"-le" meaning in German

See -le in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [lə] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--le.wav , De--le.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German -elīn, -līn, from Old High German -ilī, -ilīn. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-elīn}} Middle High German -elīn, {{inh|de|goh|-ilī}} Old High German -ilī Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=diminutive suffixes}} -le
  1. (chiefly dialectal) suffix used to create a diminutive form; e.g., Haus → Häusle Tags: dialectal, morpheme Derived forms: Brünnele, Häusle, Kätzle, Krämle, Ländle, Mädle, Säckle, Späßle, Spätzle [plural] Related terms: -i, -chen, -lein
    Sense id: en--le-de-suffix-C5LsWdnZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -ilī",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
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          "word": "Brünnele"
        },
        {
          "word": "Häusle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kätzle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Krämle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ländle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mädle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Säckle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Späßle"
        },
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      ],
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          "Haus",
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        ],
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        ]
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          "word": "-chen"
        },
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        }
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "Kätzle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Krämle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ländle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mädle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Säckle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Späßle"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "-i"
    },
    {
      "word": "-chen"
    },
    {
      "word": "-lein"
    }
  ],
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        "German suffixes",
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        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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