-ple

See also: PLE, ple, plé, plê, and p'le

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəl/

Etymology 1

From Latin -plus (“more, in sum”).

Suffix

-ple

1. (as a noun) A tuple containing the specified number of terms.
2. (as an adjective) Containing the specified number of terms.
   • 1934, A. C. Aitken, “Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population”, in Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4, page 108:

     […] where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx₁dx₂....dx_n.

Synonyms

• (noun): -tuple (in current use)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Suffix

-ple

1. (no longer productive) Alternative form of -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names.

   Constantinopolis → Constantinople

   Adrianopolis → Adrianople

Anagrams

• 'elp, EPL, LEP, LPE, lep, pel

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɫɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ple]

Suffix

-ple

1. vocative masculine singular of -plus