-ela

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Basque

Conjunction

-ela

1. allomorphic form of -la

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɐ]

Suffix

-ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)

1. forms diminutives, especially of feminine nouns

   Synonyms: -iño, -olo

   ‎cachada (“swidden”) + ‎-ela → ‎cacharela (“bonfire”)

   ‎rua (“street”) + ‎-ela → ‎ruela (“alley”)

   ‎espiña (“spine”) + ‎-ela → ‎espiñela (“metasternum”)

2. forms nouns indicating an action

   ‎bébedo (“drunk”) + ‎-ela → ‎bebedela (“drunkenness”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ela

arnela

bebedela

cacharela

cambela

carapela

Carmela

chourela

codela

comedela

costela

espadela

espiñela

esportela

estornela

garfela

manguela

Mela

orela

palmela

paxarela

penela

pitela

rabela

ruela

sarabela

sedela

trapela

viela

.

Latin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-ēlā, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂, from *-eh₁-lós, thematized from *-lós

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈeː.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.la]

Suffix

-ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension

1. Forms abstract nouns mostly from verbs.

   ‎queror + ‎-ēla → ‎querēla

   ‎cliēns + ‎-ēla → ‎clientēla

Usage notes

Either appended to the supine or present stem of the verb:

• ‎caveō (supine stem in caut-) + ‎-ēla → ‎cautēla
• ‎sequor (supine stem in secūt-) + ‎-ēla → ‎sequēla

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-ēla	-ēlae
genitive	-ēlae	-ēlārum
dative	-ēlae	-ēlīs
accusative	-ēlam	-ēlās
ablative	-ēlā	-ēlīs
vocative	-ēla	-ēlae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ela

candela

cantilena

cautela

cicindela

clientela

conductela

corruptela

curatela

custodela

fugela

incorruptela

loquela

medela

nitela

obsequela

parentela

querela

sequela

suadela

sutela

tutela

References

• Word formation in the Roman sermo plebeius

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.lɑ/

Suffix

-ela

1. genitive plural of -el

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

Suffix

-ela

1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

Derived terms

Phuthi terms suffixed with -ela

mabhela

nyegelwa

phumela

tîmela

vugela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ella (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɐ/

Suffix

-ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)

1. forms diminutives

   Synonyms: -inho, -zinho, -ito, -ulo, -culo

   ‎rua (“road; street”) + ‎-ela → ‎ruela (“bystreet; alley”)

   ‎cana (“cane”) + ‎-ela → ‎canela (“shin”)

   ‎via (“way; path”) + ‎-ela → ‎viela (“bystreet; alley”)

   ‎cáravo (“a type of mediaeval watercraft”) + ‎-ela → ‎caravela (“caravel”)

2. forms nouns indicating a superficial or minor action

   ‎escovada (“a brushing”) + ‎-ela → ‎escovadela (“a superficial brushing”)

   ‎pincelada (“brushstroke”) + ‎-ela → ‎pinceladela (“a superficial or short brushstroke”)

   ‎riscada (“razor strike”) + ‎-ela → ‎riscadela (“a short razor strike”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ela

abanadela

antela

Antela

Antelas

apalpadela

balela

barrela

Cabanelas

cagadela

costela

cuspidela

enrabadela

espinhela

favela

macela

magricela

mijadela

molhadela

mordidela

olhadela

Pascoela

portela

ruela

sacudidela

sedela

trapela

viela

zurzidela

Further reading

• “-ela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

Suffix

-ela

1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -ela

bela

bhakela

bongela

buyela

fisela

hlabelela

shayela

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

Suffix

-ela

1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

Derived terms

Xhosa terms suffixed with -ela

alela

bukekela

bukela

buyela

cacela

fanela

fowunela

fundela

gqibela

guqulela

hambela

jikela

khathalela

lindela

nikela

nqwenela

nyusela

onwabela

phelela

qinisela

thumela

tyela

tyeshela

valela

votela

vumela

xelela

yalela

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

Suffix

-ela

1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -ela

abela

bekela

bhalela

bhekela

bonela

bukela

buyela

buyisela

chelela

chilizela

dedela

delela

dlela

ehlulela

ephulela

fela

fowunela

gibela

halalisela

hambela

jabulela

jikela

khangela

khinsela

khokhela

khonzela

khulela

lalela

landela

lethela

lobela

lungela

phekela

phelela

phephela

phithizela

phumela

qhwakela

qinisela

shayela

shela

sukela

thela

thokozela

thumela

ubudlelwane

umakhelwane

vakashela

vikela

vimbela

vumela

xolela

xoxela

yalela

zingela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ela”