-eală
Romanian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic -ѣль (-ělĭ), reanalyzed as plural, from Proto-Slavic *-ělь.
Suffix
-eală n (plural -eli)
- Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb
- cheltui (“to spend”) + -eală → cheltuială (“expense”)
- greși (“to err”) + -eală → greșeală (“mistake”)
- momi (“to lure”) + -eală → momeală (“bait”)
- iuți (“to accelerate”) + -eală → iuțeală (“speed”)
Declension
Declension of -eală
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) -eală | -eala | (niște) -eli | -elile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) -eli | -elii | (unor) -eli | -elilor |
| vocative | -eală, -ealo | -elilor | ||
Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -eală