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-ela

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Basque

Conjunction

-ela

  1. allomorphic form of -la

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)

  1. forms diminutives, especially of feminine nouns
    Synonyms: -iño, -olo
    ‎cachada (“swidden”) + ‎-ela → ‎cacharela (“bonfire”)
    ‎rua (“street”) + ‎-ela → ‎ruela (“alley”)
    ‎espiña (“spine”) + ‎-ela → ‎espiñela (“metasternum”)
  2. forms nouns indicating an action
    ‎bébedo (“drunk”) + ‎-ela → ‎bebedela (“drunkenness”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ela
arnela
bebedela
cacharela
cambela
carapela
Carmela
chourela
codela
comedela
costela
espadela
espiñela
esportela
estornela
garfela
manguela
Mela
orela
palmela
paxarela
penela
pitela
rabela
ruela
sarabela
sedela
trapela
viela

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Latin

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Italic *-ēlā, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂, from *-eh₁-lós, thematized from *-lós

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ēla f (genitive -ēlae); first declension

    1. Forms abstract nouns mostly from verbs.
      ‎queror + ‎-ēla → ‎querēla
      ‎cliēns + ‎-ēla → ‎clientēla

    Usage notes

    Either appended to the supine or present stem of the verb:

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    More information singular, plural ...

    Derived terms

    Latin terms suffixed with -ela
    candela
    cautela
    cicindela
    clientela
    conductela
    corruptela
    curatela
    custodela
    fugela
    incorruptela
    loquela
    medela
    nitela
    obsequela
    parentela
    querela
    sequela
    suadela
    sutela
    tutela

    References

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ela

    1. genitive plural of -el

    Phuthi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

    Suffix

    -ela

    1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

    Derived terms

    Phuthi terms suffixed with -ela
    mabhela
    nyegelwa
    phumela
    tîmela
    vugela

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese -ela, from Latin -ella.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ela f (noun-forming suffix, plural -elas)

    1. forms diminutives
      Synonyms: -inho, -zinho, -ito, -ulo, -culo
      ‎rua (“road; street”) + ‎-ela → ‎ruela (“bystreet; alley”)
      ‎cana (“cane”) + ‎-ela → ‎canela (“shin”)
      ‎via (“way; path”) + ‎-ela → ‎viela (“bystreet; alley”)
      ‎cáravo (“a type of mediaeval watercraft”) + ‎-ela → ‎caravela (“caravel”)
    2. forms nouns indicating a superficial or minor action
      ‎escovada (“a brushing”) + ‎-ela → ‎escovadela (“a superficial brushing”)
      ‎pincelada (“brushstroke”) + ‎-ela → ‎pinceladela (“a superficial or short brushstroke”)
      ‎riscada (“razor strike”) + ‎-ela → ‎riscadela (“a short razor strike”)

    Derived terms

    Portuguese terms suffixed with -ela
    antela
    Antela
    Antelas
    apalpadela
    balela
    Cabanelas
    cagadela
    costela
    cuspidela
    enrabadela
    espinhela
    favela
    macela
    magricela
    mijadela
    molhadela
    mordidela
    olhadela
    Pascoela
    portela
    ruela
    sacudidela
    sedela
    viela
    zurzidela

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    Swazi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

    Suffix

    -ela

    1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

    Derived terms

    Swazi terms suffixed with -ela
    bela
    bhakela
    bongela
    buyela
    fisela
    hlabelela
    shayela

    Xhosa

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

    Suffix

    -ela

    1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

    Derived terms

    Xhosa terms suffixed with -ela
    alela
    bukekela
    bukela
    buyela
    cacela
    fanela
    fowunela
    fundela
    gqibela
    guqulela
    hambela
    jikela
    khathalela
    lindela
    nikela
    nqwenela
    nyusela
    onwabela
    phelela
    qinisela
    thumela
    tyela
    tyeshela
    valela
    votela
    vumela
    xelela
    yalela
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    Zulu

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-ɪda.

    Suffix

    -ela

    1. Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.

    Derived terms

    Zulu terms suffixed with -ela
    abela
    bekela
    bhalela
    bhekela
    bonela
    bukela
    buyela
    buyisela
    chelela
    chilizela
    dedela
    delela
    dlela
    ehlulela
    ephulela
    fela
    fowunela
    gibela
    halalisela
    hambela
    jabulela
    jikela
    khangela
    khinsela
    khokhela
    khonzela
    khulela
    lalela
    landela
    lethela
    lobela
    lungela
    phekela
    phelela
    phephela
    phithizela
    phumela
    qhwakela
    qinisela
    shayela
    shela
    sukela
    thela
    thokozela
    thumela
    ubudlelwane
    umakhelwane
    vakashela
    vikela
    vimbela
    vumela
    xolela
    xoxela
    yalela
    zingela

    References

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