-le1
/(ə)l/suffix
1Forming names of appliances or instruments: bridle thimble
2Forming names of animals and plants: beetle
Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin.
-le2
/(ə)l/(also -el)
suffix
Forming nouns having or originally having a diminutive sense: mantle battle castle
Origin
Middle English -el, -elle, partly from Old English and partly from Old French (based on Latin forms).
-le3
/(ə)l/suffix
(Forming adjectives from an original verb) apt to; liable to: brittle nimble
Origin
Middle English: from earlier -el, of Germanic origin.
-le4
/(ə)l/suffix
Forming verbs, chiefly those expressing repeated action or movement (as in babble, dazzle), or having diminutive sense (as in nestle).
Origin
Old English -lian, of Germanic origin.