-ούλα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ula, feminine form of -ulus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈula/

Suffix

-ούλα • (-oúla) f

added to a (usually feminine) noun or adjective to create diminutive nouns:
‎αδελφή (adelfí, “sister”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎αδελφούλα (adelfoúla)

‎λέξη (léxi, “word”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎λεξούλα (lexoúla)

‎μύγα (mýga, “fly”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎μυγούλα (mygoúla)

‎σάκος (sákos, “sack, bag”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎σακούλα (sakoúla)

‎μικρή (mikrí, “small”) + ‎-ούλα (-oúla) → ‎μικρούλα (mikroúla)

Declension

declension of -ούλα

	singular	plural
nominative	-ούλα •	-ούλες •
genitive	-ούλας •	—
accusative	-ούλα •	-ούλες •
vocative	-ούλα •	-ούλες •
The genitive plural form -ουλών is very rare or grammatically incorrect.

Derived terms

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Related terms

-ούλι n (-oúli)
-ούλης m (-oúlis)

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