Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ile

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
-ile
IPA
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Tending to, or capable of.

suffix

Any of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups.

suffix

Any of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis.

Questions

What does -ile mean?
Tending to, or capable of.
Where does -ile come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilislbor. English -ile Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis.

How to pronounce -ile

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