-улка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Built 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”)
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Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Suffix 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.