-opla

See also: oplà

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto -obla, the letter "b" was changed to the letter "p" so that the verb obligar (“to oblige”) could be added.[1]

Suffix

-opla

-fold
‎du (“two”) + ‎-opla → ‎duopla (“twofold, double”)

Derived terms

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References

1908 March, “Raporto pri la laboroj de la Konstanta Komisio [A report on the work of the Constant Commission]”, in Progreso [Progress], number 1, Paris, page 10:
Oni alprenas la sufikson -opl anstataŭ -obl (por nombroj), por havi la verbon obligar = devigi.
One adopts the suffix -opl instead of -obl (for numbers), to have the verb obligar = to oblige.

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[1] 1908 March, “Raporto pri la laboroj de la Konstanta Komisio [A report on the work of the Constant Commission]”, in Progreso [Progress], number 1, Paris, page 10:
Oni alprenas la sufikson -opl anstataŭ -obl (por nombroj), por havi la verbon obligar = devigi.
One adopts the suffix -opl instead of -obl (for numbers), to have the verb obligar = to oblige.