| 单词 | -le |
| 释义 | -le 1. suffix forming nouns, esp.: 1. names of appliances or instruments (handle; thimble). 2. names of animals and plants (beetle; thistle). Usage The suffix has ceased to be syllabic in fowl, snail, stile. Etymology: ult. from or repr. OE -el etc. f. Gmc, with many IE cognates 2. suffix (also -el) forming nouns with (or orig. with) diminutive sense, or = -AL (angle; castle; mantle; syllable; novel; tunnel). Etymology: ME -el, -elle f. OF ult. f. L forms -ellus, -ella, etc. 3. suffix forming adjectives, often with (or orig. with) the sense 'apt or liable to' (brittle; fickle; little; nimble). Etymology: ME f. OE -el etc. f. Gmc, corresp. to L -ulus 4. suffix forming verbs, esp. expressing repeated action or movement or having diminutive sense (bubble; crumple; wriggle). Usage Examples from OE are handle, nestle, startle, twinkle. Etymology: OE -lian f. Gmc |
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