-le

短语

发音

/əl/
/l̩/

别名

-el

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness

    assle, buzzle, crackle, cuddle, dazzle, draggle, drawl, dribble, drizzle, fumble, gamble, grapple, handle, jostle, kissle, maddle, mingle, nestle, nuzzle, prattle, quible, ramble, rattle, ripple, scribble, sile, sizzle, sniffle, snuggle, startle, stopple, suckle, tattle, tickle, topple, waggle, whemmle, wiggle, wrestle

  2. 1.

    Forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to", "tending to", "apt to", "capable of"; compare -ative

    battle, breakle, brittle, fickle, forgettle, little, newfangle, nimble, wankle

  3. 1.

    Forming diminutives from other nouns.

    dump + -le → dimple

    dung + -le → dingle

    hatch + -le → hatchel

    hose + -le → hosel

    howf + -le → hovel

    gome + -le → gomeral

    corn + -le → kernel

    new + -le → newel

    nose + -le → nozzle

    puck + -le → puckle

    turd + -le → treddle

  4. 2.

    Forming agent nouns from verbs

    beadle, beetle, bridle, bundle, cripple, fettle, girdle, ladle, losel, runnel, shovel, spindle, spittle, steeple, stile, stopple, thimble, tool, towel, trundle

词源

From Middle English -elen, -len, -lien, from Old English -lian (frequentative verbal suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną (frequentative verbal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian -elje, Dutch -elen, German -eln, Danish -le, Norwegian Bokmål -le, Norwegian Nynorsk -la, Swedish -la, Icelandic -la. Compare -er.

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