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French
Pronunciation
Suffix
-els m pl
- plural of -el; masculine plural of -elle; masculine of -elles;
Low German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Suffix
-els n
- Alternative form of -else
Usage notes
- Some dictionaries whose authors lack knowledge of Middle Low German or southern Low German dialects (i.e. do not know about the original form -else) might mistake this ending as having a plural -s and thus either create a pseudo-singular or mistake it for a plurale tantum.
- Some words might show a variant form which is not in general use, like -elsch or -sel. For example, the word Schüddels is more commonly found as Schüddelsch, and the word Fegels has nearly disappeared and gave place to its variant Feegsel.
Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
A metathetic form of Proto-West Germanic *-islī.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-els m
- (masculine suffix for inanimate objects) suffix creating nouns from verbs
- rǣdels ― guess, advice, riddle
- rēcels ― incense, frankincense
- miercels ― mark, sign, aim, marked spot
- wǣfels ― covering, cloak, garment
- byrgels ― burial, sepulchre, tomb
Declension
Declension of -els (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
Descendants