-ulja

Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation Does not take stress. The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable of the derived word, and the stressed syllable is always short with rising tone. Suffix Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a pejorative for woman, animal, plant or object. sh vlȃs single hair vlàsulja wig sh žáriti to emit heat žàrulja lightbulb sh krȋv curved krìvulja curve sh mȑk dark mr̀kulja dark-haired cow sh páhati to flutter pàhulja snowflake sh pòbjeći to run away pobjègulja runaway sh pȑžiti to roast pr̀žulja roasting dish sh ròsa dew ròsulja sundew sh crijȇp roof tile crèpulja clay dish sh čìtati to read čìtulja obituary sh upìšati se (“to piss oneself”) + -ulja → sh upìšulja (mildly vulgar for “little girl”) sh Bȃčkā (geographical region in Serbia) + -ulja → Bàčkulja (surname) sh tŕkati (“to run”) + -ulja → Tr̀kulja (surname) sh bȕkva (“beech”) + -ulja → Bùkulja (mountain in Serbia) sh žȅga (“hotness”) + -ulja → Žègulja (place in Herzegovina)