-ile

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -īlis.

Suffix

-ile

  1. (non-productive) Tending to, or capable of.

Derived terms

Anagrams

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”) + ‎-ile → ‎campanile (“bell tower”)
    ‎porco (“pig”) + ‎-ile → ‎porcile (“pigsty”)
    ‎fieno (“hay”) + ‎-ile → ‎fienile (“hayloft”)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ile
campanile
canile
caprile
cortile
femminile
fiorile
gattile
geometrile
germile
giovanile
mercantile
minorile
nitrosile
ossalile
pecorile
pentile
percentile
porcile
pratile
pretorile
primaverile
proiettile
pulsatile
signorile
tenorile
vagile
vescovile

Etymology 2

From Latin -īlem.

Suffix

-ile (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ili)

  1. (non-productive) -ile (tending to or capable of)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ile
campanile
canile
caprile
cortile
femminile
fiorile
gattile
geometrile
germile
giovanile
mercantile
minorile
nitrosile
ossalile
pecorile
pentile
percentile
porcile
pratile
pretorile
primaverile
proiettile
pulsatile
signorile
tenorile
vagile
vescovile

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-īle n (genitive -īlis); third declension

  2. Forming names of enclosures for animals; more generally, forming names of places where certain goods are stored.
    ‎sūs (“pig”) + ‎-ile → ‎suīle (“pigsty”)
    ‎fēnum (“hay”) + ‎-ile → ‎fēnīle (“hayloft”)
Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -ile
agnile
bubile
canile
caprile
clavile
cubile
equile
faenile
hastile
lignile
ovile
porcile
sedile
suile
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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