-ell

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See also: ell, ELL, êll, and 'e'll

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -el, ultimately from Latin -ālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛl]
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Suffix

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-ell

  1. pertaining or adhering to; adjectival suffix attaching to nouns

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From -e- (linking vowel) +‎ -ll (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ell

  1. (instantaneous suffix, rare) Added to a verb to form a new verb expressing instantaneous action. It is no longer productive in this sense.
    szökell (to leap)
  2. (verb-forming suffix) Added to an adjective to form a verb meaning "to consider/find/think as". In this sense, it is still productive.
    kevés (few) + ‎-ell → ‎kevesell (to find something too little or insufficient)

Usage notes

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  • (all senses) Variants:
    -ll is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á.
    drága (expensive) + ‎-ll → ‎drágáll (to find something expensive)
    -oll is added to a few back-vowel words
    nagy (big) + ‎-oll → ‎nagyoll (to find something too big)
    -all is added to most back-vowel words
    sok (many) + ‎-all → ‎sokall (to find something too much)
    -ell is added to front-vowel words
    kevés (few) + ‎-ell → ‎kevesell (to find something too little or insufficient)

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Suffix

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-ell

  1. Alternative form of -al

Etymology 2

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Suffix

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-ell

  1. Alternative form of -el (agentive suffix)

Etymology 3

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Suffix

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-ell

  1. Alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

Swedish

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Suffix

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-ell

  1. -al, of or pertaining to; making an adjective based on a noun

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *-ell, in at least some cases from Latin -illa. Cognate with Cornish -ell.

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Suffix

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-ell f (plural -ellau)

  1. instrument, tool
    rhathu (rub, scrape) + ‎-ell → ‎rhathell (file, rasp)
    bys (finger) + ‎-ell → ‎bysell ((computer keyboard) key)
    allwedd ((house, piano) key) + ‎-ell → ‎allweddell (keyboard)
  2. diminutive suffix
    traeth (beach) + ‎-ell → ‎traethell (strand, sandbank)
    pib (pipe) + ‎-ell → ‎pibell (pipe)
  3. female or young animal
    iwrch (roe deer) + ‎-ell → ‎iyrchell (female or young roe deer)

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-ell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies