-ulus

ulus ułus Ulus Translingual Etymology From mul la -ulus diminutive suffix. Suffix mul suffix mul taxonomy used to form genus names, especially from other genus names, indicating smaller size Latin Alternative forms la -olus after a vowel la -lus Etymology la diminutive :inh itc-pro:*-elos<id:diminutive> From la itc-pro *-elos (whence xfa -𐌄𐌋𐌏𐌔), from la ine-pro *-elós, thematized from la ine-pro *-lós.14-15 Cognate with gem-pro *-ilaz and gem-pro *-ulaz, whence scarcely productive en -le (as in en dimple and en nozzle), nl -el, de -el. Pronunciation -ulus stressed on the antepenult Suffix -ulusla diminutive suffixes la diminutive nounUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth. la diminutive adjectiveUsed to form a diminutive of an adjective with diminished effect, indicating “somewhat” or “-ish”. la deverbalUsed to form an agent noun or adjective from a verb. Usage notes The suffix -ulus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun. Latin diminutives typically match the gender of the base word. Examples: la rēx m king rēgulus m prince, petty king la virga f twig, rod, switch, staff virgula f little twig, small rod, wand la oppidum n town, settlement oppidulum n small town or settlement, village la calx f limestone, game counter calculus m pebble, little stone The allomorph -olus, -ola, -olum is regularly used to form diminutives of nouns ending in -ius, -ia, -ium, -eus, -ea, -eum. When added to an adjective, it forms a diminutive of that adjective: la albus white albulus whitish a little white When added to a verb, it forms an adjective with the relational meaning “doing …” or “tending to …”: la tremō tremble tremulus trembling, tending to tremble la crēdō believe crēdulus believing, tending to believe Declension -ulus First/second-declension noun or adjective. Derived terms la la -culus * -unculus<qq:originally, on nouns ending in -ō> -ellus -illus -uleus -ullus<qq:often on nouns ending in -r> la -ulus (deverbal) Descendants en -ule -le 1 roa-opt -oo gl -ó -oa no longer productive el -ούλα 1 it -olo -ola scn -ulu -ula es -uelo -uela References