-ail
French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -āculum. Cognate to French -acle, which is borrowed from Latin -āculum.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ail
- Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having the sense of ‘tool, object for a specific purpose’.
- Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having a collective sense.
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- (slender) -eil
Etymology
From Middle Irish -amhail (compare Irish -úil, Manx -oil), from Old Irish -amail.
Suffix
-ail
- Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective.
Derived terms
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