-(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le]

Morpheme

-(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le]

Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) adjective suffix denoting ability or capacity; (2) chemical suffix naming organic compounds containing a cyano group

Etymology

(1) Old French -il or Latin -ilis; (2) French -ile and German -il; Latin -ilis; (2) French -ile; Italian -ile; Latin -īle, from -īlis

Evidence

agile, audile, civil, docile, fragile, futile, gentle, gentile, juvenile, labile, merchantile, mobile, nitrile, noble, nobility, prehensile, percentile, prehensile, refractile, reptile, scissile, servile, sterile, subtle, toril, utilize, volatile

See Also

-ilis

Homographs

Ile, Il(l) [Ill, Il], -il(e) [-ile, -il], il-, il-, -il, -le, -(e)le [-ele, -le], (U)le [Ule, Le], -(u)le [-ule, -le]

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