-aille

See also: aille, áille, and aillé

French

Etymology

French -aille has three sources:

Latin -ālia, neuter plural of -ālis
Latin -acula, neuter plural of -aculum
Italian -aglia, as in canaille from Italian canaglia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aj/, /ɑj/

Suffix

-aille

Forming feminine nouns having a colloquial or pejorative meaning, or indicating the means or result of an action.
‎trouver (“to find”) + ‎-aille → ‎trouvaille (“lucky find”)

‎rime (“rhyme”) + ‎-aille → ‎rimaille (“doggerel”)

Derived terms

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