-улка
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editBuilt upon the instrumental suffix Proto-Slavic *-dlo on verbs with u- or ova-conjugation, with addition of the diminutive suffix -ка (-ka).
Suffix
edit-улка • (-ulka) f
- Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns.
- Denominal, forming feminine animal nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) inchoative verb.
- невеста (nevesta, “bride, newly wedded”) → *невестувам (*nevestuvam) → невестулка (nevestulka, “weasel”)
- свят (svjat, “world, light”) → светувам (svetuvam, “to light up”) (obsolete) → светулка (svetulka, “firefly”)
Related terms
editMacedonian
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-улка • (-ulka) f
- Appended to words to create a feminine noun.
Suffix
edit-улка • (-ulka) impf
- Appended to verbs to create a diminutive form.
Derived terms
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- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian suffixes
- Bulgarian feminine suffixes
- Macedonian 2-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian suffixes
- Macedonian noun-forming suffixes
- Macedonian diminutive suffixes
- Macedonian feminine suffixes
- Macedonian verb-forming suffixes
- Macedonian imperfective suffixes