Morpheme
-ille
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive adjective suffix denoting “provided with, marked by, consisting of”
Etymology
French -iller, -illé; Old French -iller, -illé; Late Latin -iculāre and -ellare; Latin -i- + -culus + -āre and -e- + -lum + -āre
Evidence
pointille, pointillé
Notes
pronounced final <e>
also spelled -illé
Homographs
-ille, -(i)l(l)(e) [-il, -ill, -ille, -le]