-il

Morpheme

-il

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix

Etymology

Old French -ille and Latin -illus, -illa

Evidence

fibril, pupil

See Also

-ille

Homographs

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

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