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-ile

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -īlis.

Suffix

-ile

  1. (no longer productive) Tending to, or capable of.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: -ì‧le

Etymology 1

From Latin -īle (forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored).

Suffix

-ile m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ili)

  1. used to form nouns indicating locations that host animals or objects
    campana (bell) + -ilecampanile (bell tower)
    porco (pig) + -ileporcile (pigsty)
    fieno (hay) + -ilefienile (hayloft)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin -īlem.

Suffix

-ile m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ili)

  1. (no longer productive) -ile (tending to or capable of)
Derived terms

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Latin

Etymology 1

Neuter of -īlis, originally specifying the purpose of a stabulum (stall).

Suffix

-īle n (genitive -īlis); third declension

  1. Forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored.
    sūs (pig) + -ilesuīle (pigsty)
    fēnum (hay) + -ilefēnīle (hayloft)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Italian: -ile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-īle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -īlis

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