"-el" meaning in Swedish

See -el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Swedish -il, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Cognate with English -le, -el. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|-il}} Old Swedish -il, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*-ilaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ilaz, {{cog|en|-le|id=noun}} English -le Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -el
  1. forms agent nouns and instrument nouns such as tools Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-sv-suffix-sv:agent_noun Categories (other): Pages with 24 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 24 entries: 2 3 4 9 2 4 3 2 7 3 3 4 4 1 4 9 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 8 2 4 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 4 6 1 6 3 1 8 4 3 4 4 1 4 10 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 10 1 4 10 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. forms nouns of diminutive connotation Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--el-sv-suffix-sv:diminutive
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "-il"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish -il",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-ilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-ilaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-le",
        "id": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "English -le",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish -il, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Cognate with English -le, -el.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 4 9 2 4 3 2 7 3 3 4 4 1 4 9 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 8 2 4 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 24 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 4 4 6 1 6 3 1 8 4 3 4 4 1 4 10 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 10 1 4 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "spinna (“to spin”) + -el → spindel (“spider”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gjorda (“to gird”) + -el → gördel (“girdle”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms agent nouns and instrument nouns such as tools"
      ],
      "id": "en--el-sv-suffix-sv:agent_noun",
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:agent noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "stång (“pole”) + -el → stängel (“stalk”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms nouns of diminutive connotation"
      ],
      "id": "en--el-sv-suffix-sv:diminutive",
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "Appendix:Glossary#diminutive"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:diminutive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 24 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish suffixes",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "-il"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish -il",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-ilaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-ilaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-le",
        "id": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "English -le",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish -il, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz. Cognate with English -le, -el.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "spinna (“to spin”) + -el → spindel (“spider”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gjorda (“to gird”) + -el → gördel (“girdle”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms agent nouns and instrument nouns such as tools"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agent noun",
          "agent noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:agent noun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "stång (“pole”) + -el → stängel (“stalk”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms nouns of diminutive connotation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "Appendix:Glossary#diminutive"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:diminutive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-el"
}

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