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-cele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
-cele
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

A tumour.

suffix

A hernia.

suffix

Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der. English -cele Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

Inflected Forms

-celes (plural) -coel (alternative, nonstandard) -coele (alternative)

Synonyms

-oma

Questions

What does -cele mean?
A tumour.
Where does -cele come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē)der. English -cele Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour, hernia”).

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