leとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /əl/, /l̩/

語源 1

From 中期英語 -elen, -len, -lien, from 古期英語 -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.

接尾辞

-le

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

派生語

語源 2

From 中期英語 -el, -le (adjectival), from 古期英語 -el, -ol, from Proto-Germanic *-ulaz and *-ilaz (adjective suffixes). Cognate with West Frisian -el, Dutch -el, Low German -el, German -el, Icelandic -ill.

接尾辞

-le

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

語源 3

From 中期英語 -el (agent suffix), from a combination of two suffixes:

• 古期英語 -el, -il (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).
• 古期英語 -el, -ol, -ul (agent suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix). Cognate with West Frisian -el, Dutch -el, Low German -el, German -el.

別の表記

• -el

接尾辞

-le

1. Forming diminutives from other nouns.

   Synonyms: (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y, (prefixes) mini-, micro-, nano-

   ‎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

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

派生語

• dottle
• piffle

Unsorted:

アナグラム

• -el, EL, El, el

接尾辞

-le

1. dative singular of -el

接尾辞

-le

1. alternative form of -el (adjectival suffix)

語源 2

接尾辞

-le

1. alternative form of -el (agentive suffix)

語源 3

接尾辞

-le

1. alternative form of -el (diminutive suffix)

語源 4

接尾辞

-le

1. alternative form of -ly (“adjectival”)

語源 5

接尾辞

-le

1. alternative form of -ly (“adverbial”)

アナグラム

• -el, EL, El, el