Morpheme
-(e)le [-ele, -le]
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix, abstract noun suffix
Etymology
French -èle; Latin -ēla
Evidence
chandelier, chandler, clientele
See Also
Homographs
-(e)l(e) [-le, -el, -l], -(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le], -(i)l(l)(e) [-il, -ill, -ille, -le], -(u)le [-ule, -le], (U)le [Ule, Le]
