-olus

See also: olus and Oluş

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /o.lus/, [ɔ.ɫʊs] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-olus m (feminine -ola, neuter -olum); first/second declension

  1. Alternative form of -ulus

Usage notes

The suffix -olus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.

Examples:
fīlius (“son”) + ‎-olus → ‎fīliolus (“young son”)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative -olus -ola -olum -olī -olae -ola
genitive -olī -olae -olī -olōrum -olārum -olōrum
dative -olō -olō -olīs
accusative -olum -olam -olum -olōs -olās -ola
ablative -olō -olā -olō -olīs
vocative -ole -ola -olum -olī -olae -ola

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • Catalan: -ol
  • Extremaduran: -uelu
  • French: -eul, -eule
  • Italian: -olo
  • Occitan: -ol
  • Portuguese: -ola
  • Romanian: -or, -oară
  • Spanish: -uelo, -uela
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