-rel

See also: rel, rel., and REL

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹəl/

Suffix

-rel

  1. pejorative suffix
    ‎waste + ‎-rel → ‎wastrel
  2. diminutive suffix
    ‎cock + ‎-rel → ‎cockerel

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -rel
bedrel
cockerel
doggerel
dotterel
gangrel
goatrel
gomeral
mongrel
pickerel
wastrel

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