-ła

Vilamovian

suffix

Definitions

Appended to nouns to create a diminutive form.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German -elīn inherited from Old High German -ilī.

Origin

Old High German

-ilī

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-le German
-lein German
Küglein German
-ilī Old High German
-elīn Middle High German
־ל Yiddish