Morpheme
-il(e) [-ile, -il]
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix, concrete noun suffix
Etymology
(1) Latin -ila; Ancient Greek -ílē; (2) Latin -ilus; Ancient Greek -ílos
Evidence
nautiliform, nautilite, nautiloid, strobilate, strobilated, strobilates, strobilating, strobilation, strobile, strobiliferous, strobiliform, strobiline, strobiloid, strobilopsid, strobilurin, strobilurus, trochili, trochilic, trochilic, trochilics, Trochilidae, trochilidine, Trochiliformes, trochiline, trochilus, trochiluses
See Also
Homographs
Ile, Il(l) [Ill, Il], -(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le], il-, il-, -il
