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-ole

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English

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Etymology 1

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Partly arbitrary variant of -ol (now used to distinguish between specific cases) and partly from Latin oleum (oil).

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-ole

  1. (organic chemistry) in the Hantzsch–Widman nomenclature for naming heterocycles, denotes an unsaturated five-membered ring system with nitrogen
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Etymology 2

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From Latin -olus, from -lus.

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Suffix

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-ole

  1. A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.
    Synonyms: (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ule, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-
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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -olus. Many words ending in -ole were borrowed with the suffix already present.

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Suffix

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-ole f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oles)

  1. added to a noun to form a diminutive, or a depreciative form of that noun

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɔle
  • Hyphenation: -ò‧le

Suffix

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-ole

  1. plural of -ola
  2. feminine plural of -olo

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.le/
  • Hyphenation: -o‧le

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-ole

  1. plural of -ola

Latin

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Suffix

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-ole

  1. vocative masculine singular of -olus