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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ail"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āculum. Doublet of -acle, which is borrowed from Latin -āculum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/ ~ /ɑj/

Suffix

-ail m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ails)

Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having the sense of ‘tool, object for a specific purpose’.
éventer (“to ventilate”) → éventail (“fan”)
Forming masculine nouns from verbs and nouns, having a collective sense.
bête (“animal”) → bétail (“cattle”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -ail

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

(slender) -eil

Etymology

From Middle Irish -amail (compare Irish -úil, Manx -oil), from Old Irish -amail.

Suffix

-ail

Of or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied to various words, usually nouns, to make an adjective.
modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) → modhail
- 'S glè mhodhail sin dhe. ― That's very kind of him.

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ail

ath-bheothachail

ath-neartachail

ath-nuadhachail

ath-rèiteachail

comh-bhràthaireil

eadar-phàirtidheil

eadar-theachdail

mì-mhisneachdail

ro-eachdraidheil

ro-innleachdail

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