-eală

See also: eala and -eala

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣль (-ělĭ), reanalyzed as plural, from Proto-Slavic *-ělь.

Suffix

-eală n (plural -eli)

1. 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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	-eală	-eala		-eli	-elile
genitive-dative	-eli	-elii		-eli	-elilor
vocative	-eală, -ealo			-elilor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -eală