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-ola
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Appendix:Variations of "ola"
English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ola.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ola.wav Southern England
en əʊlə 2
Etymology 1
en from Latin diminutive form
From en la -ola, la -ula, feminine form of la -ulus, la -lus diminutive suffix.
Suffix
Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.
en entertainment industry Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery.
Used to form humorous and pejorative words.
Derived terms
en blogola boffola cashola crapola gayola granola hideola Motorola payola pianola plugola Victrola zipola
See also
commercial names at Wikipedia Motorola, Moviola, Movieola, Pianola#1890-1900 Pianola in article on player pianos, Radiola, Shinola, Victrola
Etymology 2
en from Latin oleum
From en la oleum oil, olive oil.
Suffix
Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness
Derived terms
en canola w:Crayola w:Mazola Shinola,shinola
Related terms
en -ol<id:oil>
Anagrams
en alo AOL LOA Lao Loa OAL loa
Catalan
ca -ol<id:diminutive>
Pronunciation
ò
Suffix
f
ca -ol
Derived terms
ca
Galician
Etymology
From gl la -olus. gl -oa, which is no longer productive.
Pronunciation
gl [ˈɔlɐ]
Suffix
fgl diminutive suffixesgl pejorative suffixes
indicates either a diminutive or sometimes a pejorative derived form
gl pixa penis pirola dick
gl galiña hen galiñola moorhen
Derived terms
From gl.
Italian
Etymology 1
it ola :inh la:-ola
it la -ola.
Pronunciation
-òla
Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
f + + +it diminutive suffixes
it -olo
Suffix
it suffix form
it -olo
Etymology 2
it ula :inh la:-ula
it la -ula.
Pronunciation
[ȯl]
Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.
Suffix
f + + +it diminutive suffixes
it -olo
Latin
Suffix
la suffix form
la -olus nom//voc f s ; nom//acc//voc n p
Suffix
la suffix form -olā
la -olus abl f s
Portuguese
Etymology
pt diminutive :lbor la:-olus 1 1
Pronunciation
-óla
Suffix
mfpt diminutive suffixes
indicates a diminutive, sometimes pejorative
pt sacho<t:mattock (agricultural tool)> sachola<t:light garden hoe>
pt camisa<t:shirt> camisola<t:camisole><qq:Brazil>
pt gabar<t:to brag> gabarola<t:braggart>
pt gordo<t:fat> gordola<t:fattie> (pejorative)
pt nerd<t:nerd> nerdola<t:no-life nerd> (pejorative)
Derived terms
pt
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
sk /ɔɫa/
Suffix
sk suffix f
nominal suffix
Usage notes
This suffix is only used in one word: sk mŕtvola, hence the genitive plural form sk -ôl is hypothetical.
Declension
-ola -oly -ole -olu -ole -olou -oly -ôl, -ol -olám -oly -olách -olami
Derived terms
sk