-aille
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== 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/
=== Suffix ===
-aille f (noun-forming suffix, 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 ====