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-evole

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Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ibilis, -ēbilis, which displaced -ābilis. The sound change from Latin [ɪ, eː] to [o] appears to have been due to the velarizing influence of the following [ɫ] in early Tuscan. Compare Montauto (from montem altum “tall mountain”) or topo (from talpa “mole”).^[1] Doublet of -ibile, which is found in Latin borrowings. Compare Sicilian -ìvili.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo.le/
Rhymes: -evole
Hyphenation: -é‧vo‧le

Suffix

-evole m or f by sense (adjective-forming suffix, plural -evoli)

-y, -ery, -able, -ible; used to form adjectives from verbs denoting action, etc.
‎incantare (“to enchant”) + ‎-evole → ‎incantevole (“enchanting”)

‎scherzare (“to kid”) + ‎-evole → ‎scherzevole (“playful”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -evole

addomestichevole

compassionevole

precipitevolissimevolmente

pregiudizievole

vicissitudinevolmente

References

^ Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse. Page 49.

Anagrams

elevo, elevò

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