-els

== Franco-Provençal == === Pronoun === -els postpositive form of els == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛl/ === Suffix === -els m pl plural of -el; masculine plural of -elle; masculine of -elles; == Low German == === Alternative forms === -else -elsch -sel -el === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əlsə/, [əlts], [əlz] === Suffix === -els n alternative form of -else ==== Usage notes ==== Some dictionaries whose authors lack knowledge of Middle Low German or southern Low German dialects (i.e. do not know about the original form -else) might mistake this ending as having a plural -s and thus either create a pseudo-singular or mistake it for a plurale tantum. Some words might show a variant form which is not in general use, like -elsch or -sel. For example, the word Schüddels is more commonly found as Schüddelsch, and the word Fegels has nearly disappeared and gave place to its variant Feegsel. ==== Derived terms ==== == Old English == === Etymology === A metathetic form of Proto-West Germanic *-islī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /els/, [eɫs] === Suffix === -els m (masculine suffix for inanimate objects) suffix creating nouns from verbs rǣdels ― guess, advice, riddle rēcels ― incense, frankincense miercels ― mark, sign, aim, marked spot wǣfels ― covering, cloak, garment byrgels ― burial, sepulchre, tomb ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== -else ==== Descendants ==== English: -le (riddle), -l (bail), -al (burial), -sel (wheatsel)