il-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "il"

English

Etymology

From Latin il-, assimilated form of in- before l-.

Prefix

il-

  1. not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l

Anagrams

Catalan

Prefix

il-

  1. Form used before a root beginning with the letter l of in-

Usage notes

Normally this prefix will combine with the root to make a word that uses the ela geminada. For example, il- and legal combine to form il·legal. but for some words, the use of the ela palatal will provide an alternate form or the preferred form. Thus il- and legible can combine to form either illegible or il·legible, while il- and letrat (“literate”) combine only as illetrat (“illiterate”) in Standard Catalan, although il·letrat is a common, but still illiterate, misspelling.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Catalan_words_prefixed_with_il-'>Catalan words prefixed with il-</a>

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish il (“much, many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁- (compare Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “much”)).

Prefix

il- (Lenites except with d, s, t)

  1. multiple, poly-, multi-
  2. miscellaneous
    Synonyms: ilghnéitheach, ilchineálach, éagsúil
  3. sundry
  4. composite
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_il-'>Irish words prefixed with il-</a>

Etymology 2

Prefix

il-

  1. Alternative form of oll- (“great, gross”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
il- n-il- hil- t-il-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "il-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “il-” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “il-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before l-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /il/, [il̺]

Prefix

il-

  1. Alternative form of in-

Latin

Etymology

Assimilated form of in-, before l-.

Prefix

il-

  1. Alternative form of in-
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