-aille

See also: aille, áille, and aillé

French

Etymology

French -aille has three sources:

• Latin -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis
• Latin -acula, neuter plural of -aculum
• Italian -aglia, as in canaille from Italian canaglia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aj/, /ɑj/

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Suffix

-aille f (plural -ailles)

1. (colloquial, derogatory or result) forms feminine nouns having a colloquial or pejorative meaning, or indicating the means or result of an action

   ‎trouver (“to find”) + ‎-aille → ‎trouvaille (“lucky find”)

   ‎rime (“rhyme”) + ‎-aille → ‎rimaille (“doggerel”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -aille