-eel

See also: eel and eel-

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French -el, from Latin -ālis. Doublet of -aal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

Suffix

-eel

1. -al, forms adjectives

   ‎emotie + ‎-eel → ‎emotioneel

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -eel

anticonceptioneel

autosegmenteel

civilisationeel

commercieel

confessioneel

conjectureel

constitutioneel

contextueel

conventioneel

cultureel

dimensioneel

emotioneel

essentieel

exceptioneel

exponentieel

ideëel

infrastructureel

institutioneel

notarieel

procentueel

provisioneel

sacramenteel

segmenteel

sentimenteel

substantieel

Middle English

Suffix

-eel

1. Alternative form of -al

Wolof

Suffix

-eel

1. Forms regular ordinal adjectives from cardinal numerals.
2. Forms abstract nouns from verbs

   ‎nob (“to love”) + ‎-eel → ‎nobeel (“love”)