-ela

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

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella(m), feminine of -ellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɐ]

Suffix

-ela (plural -elas, masculine counterpart -elo)

1. forms diminutives

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

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

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

   Synonyms: -iño, -olo

2. forms nouns indicating an action

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

Derived terms

► Galician words suffixed with -ela

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Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.la/, [ˈeːɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.la/, [ˈɛːlɑ]

Suffix

-ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

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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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 words suffixed with -ela

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ella (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -ela, 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 (“shin”)

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

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

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

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 words suffixed with -ela

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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 words suffixed with -ela

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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 words suffixed with -ela

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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 words suffixed with -ela

References

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