-(e)le [-ele, -le]

Morpheme

-(e)le [-ele, -le]

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix, abstract noun suffix

Etymology

French -èle; Latin -ēla

Evidence

chandelier, chandler, clientele

See Also

-ela

Homographs

-(i)l(e) [-ile, -il, -le], (U)le [Ule, Le], -(u)le [-ule, -le]

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