-ellumsuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ellum.

Etymology: < classical Latin -ellum, neuter singular of -ellus -ellus suffix. Compare -ella suffix.Found chiefly in borrowings of Latin words. Independent formations within English are very rare: see e.g. pulsellum n., tractellum n., both formed on the model of flagellum n.

Zoology.

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Forming nouns denoting small structures of a function or shape specified by the first element, as pulsellum n., tractellum n.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-ellum
释义	-ellumsuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -ellum. Etymology: < classical Latin -ellum, neuter singular of -ellus -ellus suffix. Compare -ella suffix.Found chiefly in borrowings of Latin words. Independent formations within English are very rare: see e.g. pulsellum n., tractellum n., both formed on the model of flagellum n. Zoology. Categories » Forming nouns denoting small structures of a function or shape specified by the first element, as pulsellum n., tractellum n. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < suffix
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