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French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -āculum.
Doublet of -acle, which is borrowed from Latin -āculum.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ail m (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
Scottish Gaelic
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.
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