-ela

See also: ela, Ela, ELA, èla, elã, elä, and E-la

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.la/, [ˈeː.ɫa]

Suffix

-ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension

1. Forms abstract nouns from verbs, often specifically deponent verbs.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ēla	-ēlae
genitive	-ēlae	-ēlārum
dative	-ēlae	-ēlīs
accusative	-ēlam	-ēlās
ablative	-ēlā	-ēlīs
vocative	-ēla	-ēlae

See also

► Latin words suffixed with -ela

References

Word formation in the Roman sermo plebeius

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ella (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin -ella(m), feminine of -ellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.la/, /ˈɛ.lɐ/

Suffix

-ela f (plural -elas)

1. forms diminutives

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

   cana (“cane”) + ‎-ela → ‎canela

   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”)

Synonyms

• (forms diminutives): -inho, -zinho, -ito, -ulo, -culo

Derived terms

► Portuguese words suffixed with -ela

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-ela, 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 words suffixed with -ela

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-ela, 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 words suffixed with -ela

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “-ela”