-ellasuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Italian. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Italian -ella; Latin -ella.

Etymology: < Italian -ella or its etymon classical Latin -ella, feminine singular of -ellus -ellus suffix. Compare -ellum suffix.Although this element is found frequently in borrowings, formations within English are rare, e.g. organella n., membranella n., morella n., oraguella n. A frequent use in scientific Latin is in forming the genus names of bacteria, e.g. Legionella legionella n., Salmonella Salmonella n.

1. Forming diminutives, as membranella n., organella n., etc.

2. Forming the names of fabrics, as morella n., oraguella n., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-ella
释义	-ellasuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Italian. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Italian -ella; Latin -ella. Etymology: < Italian -ella or its etymon classical Latin -ella, feminine singular of -ellus -ellus suffix. Compare -ellum suffix.Although this element is found frequently in borrowings, formations within English are rare, e.g. organella n., membranella n., morella n., oraguella n. A frequent use in scientific Latin is in forming the genus names of bacteria, e.g. Legionella legionella n., Salmonella Salmonella n. 1. Forming diminutives, as membranella n., organella n., etc. 2. Forming the names of fabrics, as morella n., oraguella n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < suffix
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