-ola

-ola

See also: ola, Ola, olá, óla, olà, Óla, Olą, olā, and öla

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

Etymology 1

From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine form of -ulus, -lus (diminutive suffix).

Suffix

-ola

1. Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.
2. (entertainment industry) Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery.
3. Used to form humorous and pejorative words.

Derived terms

• blogola
• boffola
• cashola
• crapola
• gayola
• granola
• hideola
• Motorola
• payola
• pianola
• plugola
• Shinola
• Victrola
• zipola

 

See also

• (commercial names at Wikipedia): Motorola, Moviola, Movieola, Pianola (in article on player pianos), Radiola, Shinola, Victrola

Etymology 2

From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”).

Suffix

-ola

1. Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness

Derived terms

• Mazola

See also

• Crayola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AOL, LOA, Lao, Loa, OAL, loa

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ɔ.lə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈ-ɔ.la/

Suffix

-ola f

1. female equivalent of -ol

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ola

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin -olus. Doublet of -oa, which is no longer productive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔlɐ]

Suffix

-ola

1. indicates either a diminutive or sometimes a pejorative derived form

   ‎pixa (“penis”) + ‎-ola → ‎pirola (“dick”)

   ‎galiña (“hen”) + ‎-ola → ‎galiñola (“moorhen”)

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -ola

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Latin

Suffix

-ola

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

Suffix

-olā

1. ablative feminine singular of -olus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -olus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.lɐ/

Suffix

-ola m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)

1. indicates a diminutive, sometimes pejorative

   ‎sacho (“mattock (agricultural tool)”) + ‎-ola → ‎sachola (“light garden hoe”)

   ‎camisa (“shirt”) + ‎-ola → ‎camisola (“camisole”) (Brazil)

   ‎gabar (“to brag”) + ‎-ola → ‎gabarola (“braggart”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ola

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɫa/

Suffix

-ola f

1. Nominal suffix.

Usage notes

This suffix is only used in one word: mŕtvola, hence the genitive plural form -ôl is hypothetical.

Declension

Declension of -ola

	singular	plural
nominative	-ola	-oly
genitive	-oly	-ôl, -ol
dative	-ole	-olám
accusative	-olu	-oly
locative	-ole	-olách
instrumental	-olou	-olami

Derived terms

Slovak terms suffixed with -ola