# -el

-el is a German suffix meaning “suffix in diminutives”.

## In other languages

- Русский: образует существительные мужского рода со значением предмета

## Meanings

1. _Upper-German · regional_ suffix in diminutives
   - Kind (“child”) + -el → Kindel (“little child, darling”)
2. suffix in nouns indicating appurtenance, i.e. accessories or things subordinate to a bigger entity
   - Arm (“arm”) + -el → Ärmel (“sleeve”)
3. suffix in agent and instrumental nouns
   - Büttel, Meißel, Weisel

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