-el

/el/

suffix

variant spelling of -LE². 同-LE².

▪ I.-el, suffix¹repr. OE. -el, -ela, -ele (OTeut. *-ilo-, -ilon-, -ilôn-), has in mod.Eng. usually become -le, q.v., though the older form is retained after v, th, ch, n, as in hovel, brothel, hatchel, kernel.OE. -el is added to vbl. stems to form agent-nouns, instrumental ns., and adjs., and to ns. to form diminutives; -ela, -ele, are chiefly used to form diminutives from ns. and object-nouns from vbl. stems. See further under -le.▪ II.-el, suffix²a. OF. -el (mod.F. usu. -eau), -elle, repr. L. -ello-, -ella-. This suffix is in classical Latin used to form diminutives from ns. or adjs. in -er and -ra, as libellus, libella, from liber book, libra balance; it is also substituted for -ulo-, -ula-, to form diminutives of nouns of that termination, where the latter had lost its original diminutive force, as in porcellus little pig, dim. of porculus, f. porc-us pig. In Romanic it was much more widely used in the formation of diminutives. Examples in Eng. (with the spelling -el) are (from the masc. -el), tunnel, bowel, carnel; (from the fem. -elle) chapel, novel, pimpernel, etc.2. It should be noted that the ending -el in Eng. words adapted from Fr. frequently represents other L. suffixes than -ello-, -ella-; e.g. in jewel, vowel, it stands for Fr. -el:—L. -āli- (see -al¹); in apparel for Fr. -eil:—L. -iculo- (see -cule); in kennel for Fr. -il:—L. -īle, as in ovīle sheepfold.

-el

instrumental suffix, from Old English -ol, -ul, -el, representing PIE *-lo- (see -ule). In modern English usually -le except after -n-.

diminutive suffix (though in Modern English not always perceived as such), from Old French -el (fem. -elle, Modern French -el, -eau), from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum, diminutive suffix, from PIE *-olo-lo-, itself a double diminutive, from *-lo- (see -ule).

-el

small one:

model, parcel, Hansel

1. suffix¹ | 2. suffix²

1
-el /əl, (ə)l/ suffix¹ (not productive).Var. of -le¹ retained after ch, soft g, n, r, s, sh, th, and v, as in kernel, swivel, teasel.

2
-el /ɛl, (ə)l/ suffix² (not productive).

ORIGIN: Old French & Modern French: cf. -le².

Occurring in nouns and (occas.) adjectives.

1.Repr. Old French -el masc. (mod. -eau), -elle fem., from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum dim. suffix, as in bowel, chapel, novel, tunnel.

2.Repr. Old French -el from Latin -ali- (see -al¹) adjectival suffix, as in vowel.

-el
\|el, _əl\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French -el, -ele, from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum
: small one
< cormel >

-el¹
-le, -al

IPA: /əl/, /l̩/

Suffix

Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e.

runnel, shovel, dotel
Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin.

hatchel, hovel, gomeral

Etymology

From Middle English -el, from Old English -el (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix).

-el²

Suffix

Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of mostly Romance origin.

cupel, chapel, tunnel

Etymology

A Middle English merger of the native -le suffix (which was sometimes spelt "-el"), which descends from Old English -el (diminutive suffix), and a borrowing of the Old French -el (diminutive suffix), which is from Latin -ellus (suffix).

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -el

后缀：-el [名词后缀]

1、表示小

model 模型（比原物小）

parcel 小包裹

runnel 小河，小溪

cupel 灰皿

2、表示人、集体

personnel 全体人员

yokel 庄稼汉，乡下佬

scoundrel 恶棍，坏人

wastrel 浪费者

sentinel 哨兵

minstrel 呤游诗人

3、表示物

roundel 圆形物

flannel 法兰绒

costrel 有耳的坛子

cartel 交换俘虏协议书

chisel 凿子

funnel 漏斗

4、表示场所、地点

hotel 旅店、饭店

kennel 狗窝

hostel 旅店

brothel 妓院

tunnel 隧道，坑道

channel 航道，海峡

chancel 圣坛

charnel 尸骨存放所

词根词缀：-el

【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; little

【同源单词】morsel, rowel, satchel, tinsel

词汇	-el
词根词缀	NewOxfordEC OED Online Etymology Dictionary Prefixsuffix.com SOED Webster Wiktionary YoudictWordRoots -el /el/ suffix variant spelling of -LE². 同-LE². ▪ I.-el, suffix¹repr. OE. -el, -ela, -ele (OTeut. -ilo-, -ilon-, -ilôn-), has in mod.Eng. usually become -le, q.v., though the older form is retained after v, th, ch, n, as in hovel, brothel, hatchel, kernel.OE. -el* is added to vbl. stems to form agent-nouns, instrumental ns., and adjs., and to ns. to form diminutives; -ela, -ele, are chiefly used to form diminutives from ns. and object-nouns from vbl. stems. See further under -le.▪ II.-el, suffix²a. OF. -el (mod.F. usu. -eau), -elle, repr. L. -ello-, -ella-. This suffix is in classical Latin used to form diminutives from ns. or adjs. in -er and -ra, as libellus, libella, from liber book, libra balance; it is also substituted for -ulo-, -ula-, to form diminutives of nouns of that termination, where the latter had lost its original diminutive force, as in porcellus little pig, dim. of porculus, f. porc-us pig. In Romanic it was much more widely used in the formation of diminutives. Examples in Eng. (with the spelling -el) are (from the masc. -el), tunnel, bowel, carnel; (from the fem. -elle) chapel, novel, pimpernel, etc.2. It should be noted that the ending -el in Eng. words adapted from Fr. frequently represents other L. suffixes than -ello-, -ella-; e.g. in jewel, vowel, it stands for Fr. -el:—L. -āli- (see -al¹); in apparel for Fr. -eil:—L. -iculo- (see -cule); in kennel for Fr. -il:—L. -īle, as in ovīle sheepfold. -el 1 instrumental suffix, from Old English -ol, -ul, -el, representing PIE -lo- (see -ule). In modern English usually -le except after -n-. 2 diminutive suffix (though in Modern English not always perceived as such), from Old French -el (fem. -elle, Modern French -el, -eau), from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum, diminutive suffix, from PIE -olo-lo-, itself a double diminutive, from -lo- (see -ule). -el* small one: model, parcel, Hansel 1. suffix¹ \| 2. suffix² 1 -el /əl, (ə)l/ suffix¹ (not productive).Var. of -le¹ retained after ch, soft g, n, r, s, sh, th, and v, as in kernel, swivel, teasel. 2 -el /ɛl, (ə)l/ suffix² (not productive). ORIGIN: Old French & Modern French: cf. -le². Occurring in nouns and (occas.) adjectives. 1.Repr. Old French -el masc. (mod. -eau), -elle fem., from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum dim. suffix, as in bowel, chapel, novel, tunnel. 2.Repr. Old French -el from Latin -ali- (see -al¹) adjectival suffix, as in vowel. -el \\|el, _əl\ noun suffix (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French -el, -ele, from Latin -ellus, -ella, -ellum : small one < cormel > -el¹ -le, -al IPA: /əl/, /l̩/ Suffix Suffix forming nouns, originally denoting an agent, from verbs, usually spelt -le except after n and e. runnel, shovel, dotel Diminutive suffix in words of Germanic origin. hatchel, hovel, gomeral Etymology From Middle English -el, from Old English -el (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic -ilaz (agent suffix). -el² Suffix Suffix, originally diminutive, in words of mostly Romance origin. cupel, chapel, tunnel Etymology A Middle English merger of the native -le suffix (which was sometimes spelt "-el"), which descends from Old English -el* (diminutive suffix), and a borrowing of the Old French -el (diminutive suffix), which is from Latin -ellus (suffix). Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -el 后缀：-el [名词后缀] 1、表示小 model 模型（比原物小） parcel 小包裹 runnel 小河，小溪 cupel 灰皿 2、表示人、集体 personnel 全体人员 yokel 庄稼汉，乡下佬 scoundrel 恶棍，坏人 wastrel 浪费者 sentinel 哨兵 minstrel 呤游诗人 3、表示物 roundel 圆形物 flannel 法兰绒 costrel 有耳的坛子 cartel 交换俘虏协议书 chisel 凿子 funnel 漏斗 4、表示场所、地点 hotel 旅店、饭店 kennel 狗窝 hostel 旅店 brothel 妓院 tunnel 隧道，坑道 channel 航道，海峡 chancel 圣坛 charnel 尸骨存放所词根词缀：-el 【来源及含义】Latin: a suffix; little 【同源单词】morsel, rowel, satchel, tinsel
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-el 1-le, -al

Suffix

Etymology

-el 2

Suffix

Etymology

Derived terms

后缀：-el [名词后缀]

词根词缀：-el

-el¹
-le, -al

-el²