Afrikaans

Suffix

-sel

1. -age, -ion; Creates nouns from verbs indicating something which performs or has undergone an action or is the result of the action.

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla, Old English -ls, -els. Related to -else. See “-sel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Suffix

-sel

1. Forms nouns from verbs with the sense of "the act of verbing", or a sense otherwise related to the act of verbing.

Derived terms

Usage notes

Nouns formed with -sel can be of either gender. In declensions, -e- is lost by most speakers. Dansk Sprognævn proscribes retention.^[1]

References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhBX0CqD6ds

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-Germanic *-isliją. Cognate with Old English -else, Swedish -else.

Suffix

-sel n

1. -age, -ion; Creates nouns indicating something which performs or has undergone an action, or something which results from the action.

   Examples:

   • toevoegen ‎(“to add”) + ‎-sel → ‎toevoegsel ‎(“addition, appendix”)
   • bakken ‎(“to bake”) + ‎-sel → ‎baksel ‎(“bake-age, something that has been baked”)
   • verschijnen ‎(“to appear”) + ‎-sel → ‎verschijnsel ‎(“appearance, something that appears”)

Derived terms

German

Etymology

Cognate with Old English -else, Swedish -else (which itself derives from Old Saxon), Dutch -sel.

Suffix

-sel n

1. Creates nouns from verbs.

Derived terms

Low German

Suffix

-sel

1. Alternative form of -else

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səl/
• IPA^(key): /zəl/ (post-vocally)

Suffix

-sel

1. Alternative form of -else

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla

Suffix

-sel

1. used to form nouns from verbs.

References

• “-sel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse -sl, -sla

Suffix

-sel

1. used to form nouns from verbs.

References

• “-sel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Suffix

-sel

1. making a noun from a verb

Derived terms

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -sal

Suffix

-sel

1. Suffix turning a word into an adjective.

   gök ‎(“sky”) + ‎-sel → ‎göksel ‎(“celestial”)

Derived terms

Related terms

• -mak