-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/
Audio (file)

Suffix

-aille f (plural -ailles)

(colloquial, derogatory or result) forms 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

French terms suffixed with -aille

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