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-ile
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ile"
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin -īlis.
Suffix
-ile
- (no longer productive) Tending to, or capable of.
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Italian
Pronunciation
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)
- used to form nouns indicating locations that host animals or objects
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ile m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ili)
- (no longer productive) -ile (tending to or capable of)
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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
- Forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Italian: -ile
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Suffix
-īle
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