-il(e) [-ile, -il]

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

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

See Also

-ilus, -ila, -ilae

Homographs

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

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