-le
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See also Appendix:Variations of "le"
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
(For verbs) Middle English -(e)len from Old English -lian; (for nouns) Middle English -el from Old English -el, -il
[edit] Suffix
-le
- frequentative suffix; indicating repetition
- diminutive suffix, often a translation of a diminutive in another language.
- adjective suffix; indicating tendency or aptness toward
[edit] Usage notes
- No longer productive in normal speech.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived using -le (frequentative)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Suffix
-le
- vocative masculine singular of -lus
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin -ae (“‘first-declension ending’”), with intrusive l.
[edit] Suffix
-le
- (plural) -s (feminine/neuter)
[edit] Usage notes
- This form of the plural is indefinite, and used for feminine nouns in the nominative/accusative and genitive/dative cases which end in a stressed vowel, or is monosyllabic:
- zile < zi, fem.
- basmale < basma, fem.
- cafele < cafe, fem.
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Suffix
-le
- Variant of -l.
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- the (definite article)
[edit] Usage notes
This form of the definite article is used for both masculine and neuter singular nouns in the nominative and accusative cases which end in -e:
[edit] Etymology 3
[edit] Suffix
-le
- (definite article) the (feminine/neuter plural, nominative and accusative)
[edit] Usage notes
This form of the definite article is used for both feminine and neuter plural nouns in the nominative and accusative cases
- amintirile < amintiri, fem.
- visurile < visuri, neut.
Note that this suffix is also added to indefinite feminine plurals in -le:
