"-el" meaning in Old French

See -el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɛl/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Old French -el Inherited from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic *-ālis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fro|:inh|la:-ālis<id:adjectivizing suffix>|id=adjective|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Old French -el Inherited from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic *-ālis. Head templates: {{head|fro|suffix}} -el
  1. used to form an adjective Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-fro-suffix-SZXlquuA Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɛl/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ellus Old French -el Inherited from Latin -ellus, from -ulus, from Proto-Italic *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fro|:inh|la:-ellus|id=diminutive|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -ellus Old French -el Inherited from Latin -ellus, from -ulus, from Proto-Italic *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós. Head templates: {{head|fro|suffix}} -el
  1. used to form a diminutive Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-fro-suffix-EiXUgVz7 Categories (other): Old French entries with etymology texts, Old French entries with etymology trees, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Old French entries with etymology texts: 41 59 Disambiguation of Old French entries with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "la:-ellus",
        "id": "diminutive",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nLatin -ellus\nOld French -el\nInherited from Latin -ellus, from -ulus, from Proto-Italic *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-lós\nProto-Italic *-elos\nLatin -ulus\nLatin -ellus\nOld French -el\nInherited from Latin -ellus, from -ulus, from Proto-Italic *-elos, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used to form a diminutive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}

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