-l-

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English

Interfix

-l-

(pharmacology) Alternative form of -lim-.

Derived terms

English terms interfixed with -l-

French

Etymology

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Interfix

-l-

used to break up certain vowel sequences, when certain suffixes—particularly -ais—follow certain vowels, especially o
Coordinate term: -t-

togolais ― Togolese

congolais ― Congolese

bralette ― bra without underwire

Derived terms

French terms interfixed with -l-

References

Slawomir Zdziebko and Mateusz Urban, The Phonetics and Phonology of /ɬ/ Vocalization, Crossing Phonetics-Phonology Lines (edited by Eugeniusz Cyran and Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska), page 416

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l/

Interfix

-l-

used as a linking consonant between two vowels, usually between a stem and a suffix
‎chá (“tea”) + ‎-l- + ‎-eira → ‎chaleira (“teakettle”)

‎tecer (“to weave”) + ‎-l- + ‎-ão → ‎tecelão (“weaver”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms interfixed with -l-

Turkish

Alternative forms

-ıl, -il, -ul, -ül

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-l-.

See also

-n-, -ın, -in, -un, -ün

Interfix

-l-

Passive suffix. Used to form verbs that affected by event(s).
‎kurtarmak (“to save, rescue”) + ‎-l- → ‎kurtarılmak (“to be saved of”)

‎aldatmak (“to cheat, deceive”) + ‎-l- → ‎aldatılmak (“to be cheated”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -l-

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