-el

See also Appendix:Variations of "el"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English -el (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix).

Alternative forms

• -le, -al

Suffix

-el

1. Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n.

   runnel, shovel

2. Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.

   hatchel, hovel, gomeral

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old French -el (diminutive suffix), from Latin -ellus (suffix).

Suffix

-el

1. Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of Latin or Romance origin.

   cupel, chapel, tunnel

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Abenaki

Suffix

-el

1. Used on verbs, together with the prefix k-, to indicate that the first person singular (I) is the actor and the second person singular (you) is the object of the verb.

   n'kezalmô

   I love

   k'kezalmel

   I love you (singular)

Usage notes

The suffix is spelled -ol by some writers.

See also

• -elba

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Breton

Etymology

Cf. French -el (e.g. sexuel, individuel, industriel)

Suffix

-el

1. To make an adjective of a noun; -al

   broadel ("national") from broad ("nation")

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Esperanto

See also -el-

Suffix

-el

1. in [...] way

   -el is the ending for correlatives of manner or degree

Derived terms

• kiel: in what way, in what manner, how
• tiel: in that way, in that manner, thus
• ĉiel: in every way, in every manner
• iel: in some way, in some manner, somehow
• neniel: in no way, nohow
• (nonce) aliel: in another way, somehow else

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ālis. Cognate to French -al.

Suffix

-el

1. To make an adjectival form of a noun; -al

   naturel from nature

Derived terms

[+] French words suffixed with -el

Descendants

• German: -ell

See also

• -al

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Hungarian

Etymology

-e- + -l

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛl/

Suffix

-el

1. Added to a noun to form a verb.

   ebéd (“lunch”) → ebédel (“to eat lunch”)

2. Added to a verb to form a noun (no longer productive in this role).

   lep (“to cover”) → lepel (“wrap”)

3. Conjugational suffix, 2nd person singular, indicative mood, present tense, indefinite conjugation. Only verbs ending in -s, -sz, -z use it.

   keres (“to seek”) → keresel (“you seek, you are seeking”)

Usage notes

• (verbal suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.

  -ol is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -al is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -el is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öl is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ál is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

• (noun suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -al is added to back vowel words

  -el is added to front vowel words

• (conjugational suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -ol is added to back vowel verbs ending in -s, -sz, -z

  -el is added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in -s, -sz, -z

  -öl is added to rounded front vowel verbs ending in -s, -sz, -z

Derived terms

[+] Hungarian verbs suffixed with -el

[+] Hungarian nouns suffixed with -el

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French -el, from Latin -ālis.

Suffix

-el

1. makes an adjectival form of a noun; -al

Derived terms

Category Jèrriais words suffixed with -el not found

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *-a-l-.

Suffix

-el

1. Alternative form of -ol.

Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (“agent suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *-(i)lo-, *-(u)lo-, -(e)lā-

Alternative forms

• -il

Suffix

-el m

1. (causes i-mutation) agent and instrumental suffix creating nouns from verbs

   crypel "cripple", from crēopan "to creep"

   bydel "herald, messenger", from bēodan "to command"

   spitel "shovel", from spittan "to dig"

   hlædel "ladle", from hladan "to lade"

   þrīpel "instrument of punishment, cross", from þrēapian "to reprove, reprehend"

Declension

    Declension of -el

	Singular	Plural
nominative	-el	-(e)las
accusative	-el	-(e)las
genitive	-(e)les	-(e)la
dative	-(e)le	-(e)lum

Descendants

• English -le

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Old French

Etymology

Latin -ellus and -ellum

Suffix

-el

1. Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun

Descendants

French : -al, -eau, -el

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin -ellus.

Suffix

-el

1. used to form a masculine diminutive of a word

Synonyms

• -uș, -aș, -uț, -șor

Derived terms

[+] Romanian words suffixed with -el

Related terms

• -ea