"-else" meaning in Low German

See -else in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /əlsə/, [(ə)lzə]
Etymology: From Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo; from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|-else}} Middle Low German -else, {{der|nds|osx|-isli}} Old Saxon -isli, {{der|nds|gmw-pro|*-islī}} Proto-West Germanic *-islī Head templates: {{head|nds|suffix||g=n}} -else n
  1. Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done). Tags: morpheme, neuter Synonyms: -els, -elsch, -sel, -el
    Sense id: en--else-nds-suffix-834tXjws Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "-else"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German -else",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "-isli"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon -isli",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-islī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-islī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo; from Proto-West Germanic *-islī.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-else n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from backen (“to bake”)",
          "text": "Backelse (“pastry”): that which is baked (in a wider sense anything baked like bread and cakes)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Radelse (“riddle”): that which is guessed — from raden (“to guess”); compare German Rätsel, Dutch raadsel, Old English rǣdelse"
        },
        {
          "english": "from riemen (“to rhyme”)",
          "text": "Riemelse (“rhyme”): that which is rhymed"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done)."
      ],
      "id": "en--else-nds-suffix-834tXjws",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-els"
        },
        {
          "word": "-elsch"
        },
        {
          "word": "-sel"
        },
        {
          "word": "-el"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əlsə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[(ə)lzə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-else"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "-else"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German -else",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "-isli"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon -isli",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-islī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-islī",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo; from Proto-West Germanic *-islī.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "-else n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German neuter suffixes",
        "Low German suffixes",
        "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from backen (“to bake”)",
          "text": "Backelse (“pastry”): that which is baked (in a wider sense anything baked like bread and cakes)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Radelse (“riddle”): that which is guessed — from raden (“to guess”); compare German Rätsel, Dutch raadsel, Old English rǣdelse"
        },
        {
          "english": "from riemen (“to rhyme”)",
          "text": "Riemelse (“rhyme”): that which is rhymed"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əlsə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[(ə)lzə]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-els"
    },
    {
      "word": "-elsch"
    },
    {
      "word": "-sel"
    },
    {
      "word": "-el"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-else"
}

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