-eil

-eil

See also: eil, Eil, eil-, eil., Éil, and éilʼ

English

Etymology

Variant of French -eille, from Middle French -eille, from Old French -eille, -eil, -ele, -eyle, from Latin -icula, from rebracketing of -i- +‎ -culus.

Suffix

-eil

  1. Diminutive suffix in words of French origin.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -eil
corbeil
pareil

Scottish Gaelic

Suffix

-eil

  1. slender form of -ail
    ‎sìth (“peace”) + ‎-eil → ‎sìtheil (“peaceful”)

Usage notes

Used when the word being suffixed ends in a slender consonant.

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