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-ulus

-ulus

See also: ulus and Ulus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • -olus (on nouns ending in vowel)
  • -ullus (often on nouns ending in -r)
  • -unculus (on nouns ending in -ō)

Suffix

-ulus m (feminine -ula, neuter -ulum); first/second declension

  1. 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.

Examples:
calx (limestone, game counter) + -uluscalculus (pebble, little stone)
rēx (king) + -ulusrēgulus (prince, petty king)
parvus (small, little) + -ulusparvulus (little)

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 -ulō -ulīs
accusative -ulum -ulam -ulum -ulōs -ulās -ula
ablative -ulō -ulā -ulō -ulīs
vocative -ule -ula -ulum -ulī -ulae -ula

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ulus'>Latin words suffixed with -ulus</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ula'>Latin words suffixed with -ula</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ulum'>Latin words suffixed with -ulum</a>

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