*-ilǭ

Runic: ᛁᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /i.lɔ̃ː/

suffix · forms nouns · feminine · ōn-stem

Function

  1. forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
  2. forms feminine diminutive nouns

Etymology

From *-ilaz + *-ǭ.

Paradigm

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.-ilǭ-ilōniz
Acc.-ilōnų-ilōnunz
Gen.-ilōniz-ilōnǫ̂
Dat.-ilōni-ilōmaz
Inst.-ilōnē-ilōmiz
Voc.-ilǭ-ilōniz

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Descendants

  • *-ilā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-ila (Old Dutch)
      • -ele (Middle Dutch)
        • -el (Dutch)
  • *-ilā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-ele, *-el (Old Frisian)
      • -el (Saterland Frisian)
      • -el (West Frisian)
  • *-ilā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • -ila (Old High German)
      • -el (Middle High German)
        • -el (German)
        • -el (Luxembourgish)
  • *-ilā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *-ila (Old Saxon)
      • -el (Middle Low German)
  • -al, -yla (Old Norse)
  • -𐌹𐌻𐍉 (-ilō) (Gothic)
  • -ilū (Vandalic)

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