"-el" meaning in Romanian

See -el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /el/
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -ellus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ro|la|-ellus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ellus, {{inh+|ro|la|-ellus}} Inherited from Latin -ellus Head templates: {{head|ro|suffix|plural|-ei|feminine|-ea|feminine plural|-ele|cat2=diminutive suffixes|g=m}} -el m (plural -ei, feminine -ea, feminine plural -ele) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|gpd=-eilor|gpi=-ei|gsd=-elului|gsi=-el|n=|npd=-eii|npi=-ei|nsd=-elul|nsi=-el|vp=-eilor|vs=-elule|vs2=}} Forms: -ei [plural], -ea [feminine], -ele [feminine, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], -el [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], -elul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], -ei [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], -eii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], -el [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], -elului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], -ei [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], -eilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], -elule [singular, vocative], -eilor [plural, vocative]
  1. used to form a masculine diminutive of a word (e.g. băiat (“boy”) + -el → băiețel (“little boy”) Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -uș, -aș, -uț, -șor Related terms: -ea
    Sense id: en--el-ro-suffix-SeZPEb3o Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ellus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ellus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ellus"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin -ellus",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin -ellus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ele",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ro-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-el",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-el",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-ei",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "-ea",
        "7": "feminine plural",
        "8": "-ele",
        "cat2": "diminutive suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-el m (plural -ei, feminine -ea, feminine plural -ele)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gpd": "-eilor",
        "gpi": "-ei",
        "gsd": "-elului",
        "gsi": "-el",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "-eii",
        "npi": "-ei",
        "nsd": "-elul",
        "nsi": "-el",
        "vp": "-eilor",
        "vs": "-elule",
        "vs2": ""
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 24 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form a masculine diminutive of a word (e.g. băiat (“boy”) + -el → băiețel (“little boy”)"
      ],
      "id": "en--el-ro-suffix-SeZPEb3o",
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
        [
          "băiat",
          "băiat#Romanian"
        ],
        [
          "băiețel",
          "băiețel#Romanian"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ea"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-uș"
        },
        {
          "word": "-aș"
        },
        {
          "word": "-uț"
        },
        {
          "word": "-șor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/el/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ellus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ellus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ellus"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Latin -ellus",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin -ellus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ele",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ro-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-el",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-el",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-elule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-eilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-ei",
        "5": "feminine",
        "6": "-ea",
        "7": "feminine plural",
        "8": "-ele",
        "cat2": "diminutive suffixes",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-el m (plural -ei, feminine -ea, feminine plural -ele)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gpd": "-eilor",
        "gpi": "-ei",
        "gsd": "-elului",
        "gsi": "-el",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "-eii",
        "npi": "-ei",
        "nsd": "-elul",
        "nsi": "-el",
        "vp": "-eilor",
        "vs": "-elule",
        "vs2": ""
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ea"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 24 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian diminutive suffixes",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian masculine suffixes",
        "Romanian suffixes",
        "Romanian terms derived from Latin",
        "Romanian terms inherited from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form a masculine diminutive of a word (e.g. băiat (“boy”) + -el → băiețel (“little boy”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
        [
          "băiat",
          "băiat#Romanian"
        ],
        [
          "băiețel",
          "băiețel#Romanian"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-uș"
        },
        {
          "word": "-aș"
        },
        {
          "word": "-uț"
        },
        {
          "word": "-șor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/el/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}

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