-ulus
Latin
Etymology
Misinterpretation of diminutive suffix -lus on o-stem nouns, used freely.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u.lus/, [ʊ.ɫʊs] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-ulus m (feminine -ula, neuter -ulum); first/second declension
- Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Usage notes
The suffix -ulus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -ulus | -ula | -ulum | -ulī | -ulae | -ula | |
| Genitive | -ulī | -ulae | -ulī | -ulōrum | -ulārum | -ulōrum | |
| Dative | -ulō | -ulae | -ulō | -ulīs | -ulīs | -ulīs | |
| Accusative | -ulum | -ulam | -ulum | -ulōs | -ulās | -ula | |
| Ablative | -ulō | -ulā | -ulō | -ulīs | -ulīs | -ulīs | |
| Vocative | -ule | -ula | -ulum | -ulī | -ulae | -ula | |
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ulus' title='Category:Latin words suffixed with -ulus'>Latin words suffixed with -ulus</a>
Descendants
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