Meaning of -alla | Babel Free
[ˈa.ʎə]Definitions
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used to create collective nouns, often pejorative feminine, morpheme
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forms feminine nouns indicating the means or result of an action feminine, morpheme
Examples
“fadrí (“youth, young man”) + -alla → fadrinalla (“young people”)”
“gent (“people”) + -alla → gentalla (“riffraff, rabble”)”
“deixar (“to leave”) + -alla → deixalla (“relic, leftover”)”
“endevinar (“to guess”) + -alla → endevinalla (“riddle”)”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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