-ella

See also: ella, Ella, Ellá, eļļa, -ellä, and eļļā

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin -ella

Suffix

-ella

1. (taxonomy) A suffix used to form taxonomic names, of genera of bacteria.

Derived terms

► Translingual words suffixed with -ella

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin -ella(m).

Suffix

-ella f (plural -elles)

1. Used with a noun to make a feminine noun indicating a particular kind or class of the root. Often, but not always, used to indicate a diminutive form.

Derived terms

► Catalan words suffixed with -ella

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-eldak, from Proto-Uralic *-le-.

Suffix

-ella (front vowel harmony variant -ellä)

1. Forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented.

   ‎käsittää (“to grasp, understand”) + ‎-ella → ‎käsitellä (“to handle, process”)

   ‎muistaa (“to remember”) + ‎-ella → ‎muistella (“to think back, commemorate”)

   ‎nostaa (“to lift”) + ‎-ella → ‎nostella (“to lift repeatedly”)

   ‎ostaa (“to buy”) + ‎-ella → ‎ostella (“to shop”)

   ‎rakastaa (“to love”) + ‎-ella → ‎rakastella (“to make love”)

   ‎savuttaa (“to smoke, to produce smoke”) + ‎-ella → ‎savutella (“to smoke, to consume tobacco”)

Usage notes

Originally in complementary distribution with -illa, but recent coinages may use either (compare nakata → nakella, but hakata → hakkailla).

Some frequentative verbs are formed with the suffix -ia. See list of Finnish frequentative verbs for examples.

Derived terms

► Finnish words suffixed with -ella

See also

• -illa
• -skella

Anagrams

• alle

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Italian

Suffix

-ella f (plural -elle)

1. Used with female nouns to form diminutives, feminine equivalent of -ello

   ‎busta (“envelope”) + ‎-ella → ‎bustarella (“small envelope, bribe”)

Derived terms

► Italian words suffixed with -ella

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Latin

Pronunciation

• -ella: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.la/, [ˈɛl.lʲa]
• -ellā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.laː/, [ˈɛl.lʲaː]

Suffix 1

-ella

1. inflection of -ellus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Descendants

• Asturian: -iella
• Aromanian: -eauã
• Catalan: -ella
• French: -elle
• Italian: -ella
• Occitan: -ela
• Portuguese: -ela
• Romanian: -ea
• Spanish: -illa

Suffix 2

-ellā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ellus

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ella f (plural -ellas)

1. Obsolete spelling of -ela