-sel

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sel"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-sel

1. -age, -ion; Creates nouns from verbs indicating something which performs or has undergone an action or is the result of the action.

Derived terms

Afrikaans terms suffixed with -sel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla, Old English -ls, -els. Related to -else. See “-sel” in Den Danske Ordbog.

Suffix

-sel

1. Forms nouns from verbs with the sense of "the act of verbing", or a sense otherwise related to the act of verbing.

Usage notes

Nouns formed with -sel can be of either gender. In declensions, -e- is elided by most speakers (thus e.g. brændsel, brændslet, brændsler, brændslerne), which is prescribed by Dansk Sprognævn.

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -sel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī. Cognate with German -sel, Old English -else, Swedish -else.

Suffix

-sel n

1. -age, -ion; Creates nouns indicating something which performs or has undergone an action, or something which results from the action.

   Examples:

   • ‎toevoegen (“to add”) + ‎-sel → ‎toevoegsel (“addition, appendix”)
   • ‎bakken (“to bake”) + ‎-sel → ‎baksel (“bake-age, something that has been baked”)
   • ‎verschijnen (“to appear”) + ‎-sel → ‎verschijnsel (“appearance, something that appears”)

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -sel

Estonian

Suffix

-sel

1. adessive singular of -ne

German

Alternative forms

• -sal

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-islī.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-sel (n)

1. Creates nouns from verbs, meaning something which is a fragment of the target of a verb, whether mechanically created or by intellectual activity

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -sel

Low German

Suffix

-sel

1. Alternative form of -else

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səl/
• IPA^(key): /zəl/ (post-vocally)

Suffix

-sel

1. Alternative form of -else

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla.

Suffix

-sel m or f

1. used to form nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -sel

References

• “-sel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla.

Suffix

-sel m

1. used to form nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -sel

References

• “-sel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Suffix

-sel

1. making a noun from a verb

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -sel

Anagrams

• els

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -sal

Etymology

Borrowed from French -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛl/

Suffix

-sel

1. Suffix turning a word into an adjective.

   ‎gök (“sky”) + ‎-sel → ‎göksel (“celestial”)

Derived terms

Turkish terms suffixed with -sel

Related terms

• -mak