-улка

Bulgarian Etymology Built upon the instrumental suffix bg sla-pro *-dlo on verbs with u- or ova-conjugation, with addition of the diminutive suffix bg -ка. Suffix bg suffix f Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns. bg гъдувам to play a melody/refrain → bg гъдулка gadulka bg висвам to hang → bg висулка hood Denominal, forming feminine animal nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) inchoative verb. bg невеста bride, newly wedded → bg *невестувам → bg невестулка weasel bg свят world, light → bg светувам to light up obsolete → bg светулка firefly Related terms bg -лка, bg -лица bg -алка, bg -алица bg -елка, bg -елица bg -илка Macedonian Etymology mk Pronunciation 1 Suffix mk suffix noun-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes f Appended to words to create a feminine noun. mk снег m снегулка f mk свети impf светулка f mk смрди impf смрдулка f Suffix mk suffix verb-forming suffixes diminutive suffixes impf Appended to verbs to create a diminutive form. mk криви impf кривулка impf mk свети impf светулка impf Derived terms mk