-ile

suffix

Tending to, or capable of.

“quint- + -ile → quintile”

OriginLatin -ilis →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. idiomaticTending to, or capable of.
  2. mathematicsAny of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups.

    quint- + -ile → quintile

    1. mathematicsAny of the groups formed from the division.

      quint- + -ile → quintile

Origin

  1. Latin-ilis
  2. Latin-ilis
  3. English-ile

Learned borrowing from Latin -ilis.

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Cite this entry
APA

-ile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ile

MLA

“-ile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ile.

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