-ile

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin -īlis.

Suffix

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-ile

  1. (non-productive) Tending to, or capable of.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: -ì‧le

Etymology 1

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From Latin -īle (forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored).

Suffix

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-ile m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ili)

  1. used to form nouns indicating locations that host animals or objects
    campana (bell) + ‎-ile → ‎campanile (bell tower)
    porco (pig) + ‎-ile → ‎porcile (pigsty)
    fieno (hay) + ‎-ile → ‎fienile (hayloft)
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Etymology 2

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From Latin -īlem.

Suffix

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-ile (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ili)

  1. (non-productive) -ile (tending to or capable of)
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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Neuter of -īlis, originally specifying the purpose of a stabulum (stall).

Suffix

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-īle n (genitive -īlis); third declension

  1. Forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored.
    sūs (pig) + ‎-ile → ‎suīle (pigsty)
    fēnum (hay) + ‎-ile → ‎fēnīle (hayloft)
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Descendants
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  • Italian: -ile

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

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-īle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -īlis