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-rel

-rel

See also: rel and rel.

English

Alternative forms

  • -erel

Suffix

-rel

  1. pejorative suffix, as in wastrel
  2. diminutive suffix, as in cockerel

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-rel'>English words suffixed with -rel</a>

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French -erel, -erelle.

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