-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.

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”) -> käsitellä (“to handle, process”)

   muistaa (“to remember”) -> muistella (“to think back, commemorate”)

   nostaa (“to lift”) -> nostella (“to lift repeatedly”)

   ostaa (“to buy”) -> ostella (“to shop”)

   rakastaa (“to love”) -> rakastella (“to make love”)

   savuttaa (“to smoke, to produce smoke”) -> 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 of -ello

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

Derived terms

► Italian words suffixed with -ella

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Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.la/, [ˈɛl.la]

Suffix

-ella

1. nominative feminine singular of -ellus
2. nominative neuter plural of -ellus
3. accusative neuter plural of -ellus
4. vocative feminine singular of -ellus
5. vocative neuter plural of -ellus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.laː/, [ˈɛl.laː]

Suffix

-ellā

1. ablative feminine singular of -ellus

Descendants

• Asturian: -iella
• Aromanian: -eauã
• Catalan: -ella
• French: -elle
• Italian: -ella

• Occitan: -ela
• Portuguese: -ela
• Romanian: -ea
• Spanish: -illa

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ella f (plural -ellas)

1. Obsolete spelling of -ela