-ela
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Basque[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
-ela
- Alternative form of -la.
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella(m), feminine of -ellus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ela (plural -elas, masculine counterpart -elo)
- forms diminutives
- forms nouns indicating an action
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension
- Forms abstract nouns from verbs, often specifically deponent verbs.
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
Word formation in the Roman sermo plebeius
Phuthi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix[edit]
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -ella (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella(m), feminine of -ellus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ela f (plural -elas)
- forms diminutives
- 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[edit]
Swazi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix[edit]
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms[edit]
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix[edit]
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms[edit]
Zulu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.
Suffix[edit]
-ela
- Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ela”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ela”
Categories:
- Basque lemmas
- Basque conjunctions
- Basque clitics
- Galician terms inherited from Old Portuguese
- Galician terms derived from Old Portuguese
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician suffixes
- Galician diminutive suffixes
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin suffixes
- Latin noun-forming suffixes
- Latin feminine suffixes
- Latin first declension suffixes
- Latin feminine suffixes in the first declension
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi suffixes
- Phuthi verb-forming suffixes
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese suffixes
- Portuguese feminine suffixes
- Portuguese noun-forming suffixes
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi suffixes
- Swazi verb-forming suffixes
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa suffixes
- Xhosa verb-forming suffixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu suffixes
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