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-elle

-elle

See also: elle, Elle, êlle, and ellē

English

Suffix

-elle

Used to form feminine proper names

French

Etymology

From Old French -ele, from Latin -ella(m).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Suffix

-elle

Forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense.

See also

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-elle'>French words suffixed with -elle</a>

Latin

Suffix

-elle

vocative masculine singular of -ellus