suffix · femininefirst declension
-ēla
-ēla f (genitive -ēlae)
Classical[ˈeː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.la]
Meaning
- morphemeForms abstract nouns mostly from verbs.
queror + -ēla → querēla
cliēns + -ēla → clientēla
Origins
Inherited from Proto-Italic *-ēlā, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂, from *-eh₁-lós, thematized from *-lós