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Appendix:Variations of "eln"
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:-eln<ety:from<gmh:-elen<ety:inh<goh:-alōn<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-lōną>>>>>>
From de gmh -eln, gmh -elen, from de goh -alōn, from de gem-pro *-lōną frequentative verbal suffix. Cognate with en -le (etymology 1), fy -elje, nl -elen, nds -eln, da -le, sv -la, is -la.
Pronunciation
de [-əln] [-l̩n]
de De--eln.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
de suffix verb-forming suffixes
Suffix used to form verbs, chiefly from other verbs, but also from nouns and adjectives. The resulting verb often has an iterative/frequentative or a diminutive meaning.
de -ern
de kippen to tilt kippeln to tilt back and forth
de husten to cough hüsteln to cough slightly
Derived terms
de
de diminutive suffixes