-ula

See also: ula, Ula, ULA, and ülä-

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin -ula. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz, whence no longer productive English -le (as in dimple and nozzle), Dutch -el, German -el.

Suffix

-ula

  1. Used to form taxonomic names, usually of genera; small-.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Translingual_words_suffixed_with_-ula'>Translingual words suffixed with -ula</a>
  • See -ula at Wikispecies.

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom (instrumental suffix), when compounded as *-gdʰl-.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u.la/, [ʊ.ɫa] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension

  1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.
    regō + ‎-ula → ‎rēgula
    tegō + ‎-ula → ‎tēgula

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative -ula -ulae
genitive -ulae -ulārum
dative -ulae -ulīs
accusative -ulam -ulās
ablative -ulā -ulīs
vocative -ula -ulae

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Suffix

-ula

  1. nominative feminine singular of -ulus
  2. nominative neuter plural of -ulus
  3. accusative neuter plural of -ulus
  4. vocative feminine singular of -ulus
  5. vocative neuter plural of -ulus

-ulā

  1. ablative feminine singular of -ulus

References

  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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