Last Updated :2025/11/26

-rel

IPA(Pronunciation)
Suffix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
侮蔑を含む意味、つまり否定的な評価を表す接尾辞(例: wastrel = 無駄遣い者) / 小さいものや若いものを示す意味、すなわち縮小や愛称を表現する接尾辞(例: cockerel = 小鶏)
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言語学者たちは、『wastrel』のように名詞を軽蔑的にする接尾辞が、元は中立的な名詞を侮辱語に変えることに注目した。

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pejorative suffix, as in wastrel / diminutive suffix, as in cockerel

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-rel

Linguists noted how the pejorative suffix -rel, as in wastrel, turns a neutral noun into an insult.

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Linguists noted how the pejorative suffix -rel, as in wastrel, turns a neutral noun into an insult.

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