Translingual

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-ula

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

Derived terms

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  • See -ula at Wikispecies.

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin -ula.[1] Doublet of -ule.

    Suffix

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    -ula

    1. Forming diminutive nouns.
      marimba + ‎-ula → ‎marimbula
      ameba + ‎-ula → ‎amebula

    Usage notes

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    • The suffix is not very productive in English and most common in words directly borrowed from Latin.

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    References

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    1. ^ -ula, suffix”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    -u +‎ -la

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    -ula (front vowel harmony variant -ylä, linguistic notation -UlA)

    1. Forms diminutive nouns.

    Usage notes

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    • The suffix is productive. See, for instance, vempula.

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    Latin

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    Etymology 1

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    Probably from Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom, suffix forming instrumental nouns, with simplification of the suffix-initial stop when it came after another stop. However, the details of the development are debated.

    Alternatively, related to the suffix -ulus used to form some deverbal agent nouns such as gerulus, gerula.

    Compare instrument nouns in -ulum.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension

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

    Case Singular Plural
    Nominative -ula -ulae
    Genitive -ulae -ulārum
    Dative -ulae -ulīs
    Accusative -ulam -ulās
    Ablative -ulā -ulīs
    Vocative -ula -ulae
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    Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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      -ula

      1. inflection of -ulus:
        1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
        2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

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      -ulā

      1. ablative feminine singular of -ulus

      References

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      1. ^ Nielsen, Benedicte (2004) “On Latin instrument-nouns in */-lo-/”, in James Clackson and Birgit Anette Olsen, editors, Indo-European Word Formation (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European; 2), Museum Tusculanum Press, pages 189-213

      Polish

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      Etymology

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      Compare Russian -у́ля (-úlja).

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈu.la/
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      • Rhymes: -ula
      • Syllabification: u‧la

      Suffix

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      -ula f

      1. forms feminine nouns, usually endearing
        baba + ‎-ula → ‎babula

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      Further reading

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      • -ula in Polish dictionaries at PWN