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Meaning of -ell | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
ɛɬ

Definitions

  1. instrument, tool
    feminine, morpheme
  2. diminutive suffix
    diminutive, feminine, morpheme, suffix
  3. female or young animal
    feminine, morpheme

Examples

“rhathu (“rub, scrape”) + -ell → rhathell (“file, rasp”)”
“bys (“finger”) + -ell → bysell (“(computer keyboard) key”)”
“allwedd (“(house, piano) key”) + -ell → allweddell (“keyboard”)”
“traeth (“beach”) + -ell → traethell (“strand, sandbank”)”
“pib (“pipe”) + -ell → pibell (“pipe”)”
“iwrch (“roe deer”) + -ell → iyrchell (“female or young roe deer”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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