-il(e)

Morpheme

-il(e)

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix, concrete noun suffix

Etymology

(1) Latin -ila; Ancient Greek -ílē; (2) Latin -ilus; Ancient Greek -ílos

Evidence

strobilae, strobilate, strobilated, strobilates, strobilating, strobilation, strobile, strobiliferous, strobiliferous, strobiliform, strobiline, strobiloid, strobilopsid, strobilurin, strobilurus

See Also

-ilus, -ila, -ilae

Homographs

Ile, -(i)l(e)