-illa

illa Illa illâ ilʹlʹa -illä Catalan Suffix fca diminutive suffixes diminutive suffix for feminine nouns forms feminine nouns meaning "type of" Derived terms ca Further reading Finnish Etymology Originally a variant of fi -ella used on verbs ending in fi -ta -ata, -ota, -ätä causative, having developed by vowel contraction: -Aðele- (-oðele-) > -A.ele- (-o.ele-) > -Aile- (-oile-). Denominal use has been innovated in literary Finnish in the 20th century. Suffix verb illä ile Forms frequentative verbs. The resulting verb often describes a more or less leisurely or long-lasting activity, or an activity that is not overly goal-oriented. fi salata to keep a secret salailla to be secretive Forms action verbs which denote an activity closely related with a noun. fi auto car autoilla to drive a car (but not ˣautota) fi maja hut majailla to stay temporarily (but not ˣmajata) fi pallo ball palloilla to play a ball game (but not ˣpallota) Conjugation - il a Derived terms fi See also fi -skella References Anagrams fi aill Alli alli lila Latin Suffix la suffix form la -illus nom//voc f s ; nom//acc//voc n p Suffix la suffix form -illā la -illus abl f s Spanish Alternative forms es -illo with masculine nouns Etymology es :inh osp:-iella 2 1 Pronunciation Suffix fes diminutive suffixes added to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive form es -ita -cita es -illo Usage notes If the noun has a final vowel (usually es -a), it is dropped before adding es -illa. In most cases, es -illa is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun; however, in some cases, it is used to effect a greater change in meaning, such as es bombilla light-bulb, from es bomba bomb. Different nouns tend to prefer different diminutive suffixes (see synonyms), though some nouns accept multiple diminutives and there is often regional or personal variation. For masculine nouns ending in “-a”, there is some alternation between the gender-reflecting diminutive es -illo and the ending-reflecting diminutive es -illa. When the latter is used, -ill- may be considered an infix. Derived terms es Further reading -illo