il-
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[edit] English
[edit] Prefix
il-
- not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l
[edit] Derived terms
- illimitable (possibly from French)
- illiquid (possibly from French)
- illogical
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Prefix
il-
- Form used before a root beginning with the letter l of in-.
[edit] Usage notes
Normally this prefix will combine with the root to make a word that uses the ela geminada. For example, il- and legal combine to form il·legal. but for some words, the use of the ela palatal will provide an alternate form or the preferred form. Thus il- and legible can combine to form either illegible or il·legible, while il- and letrat (“‘literate’”) combine only as illetrat (“‘illiterate’”) in Standard Catalan, although il·letrat is a common, but still illiterate, misspelling.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Latin
[edit] Prefix
il-
- Alternative form of in-, before stems beginning in "l".
