-aille

See also: aille, áille, and aillé

French

Etymology

French -aille has three sources:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aj/, /ɑj/

Suffix

-aille

  1. Forming feminine nouns having a colloquial or pejorative meaning, or indicating the means or result of an action.
    trouver (to find) + -ailletrouvaille (lucky find)
    rime (rhyme) + -aillerimaille (doggerel)

Derived terms

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