-ula

-ula

See also: ula, Ula, ULA, -uła, ülä-, ʻula, and -ulą

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

Translingual terms suffixed with -ula

• See -ula at Wikispecies.

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Finnish

Etymology

-u +‎ -la

Suffix

-ula (front vowel harmony variant -ylä)

1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ula

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Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-ula f (genitive -ulae); first declension

1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.

   ‎regō + ‎-ula → ‎rēgula

   ‎tegō + ‎-ula → ‎tēgula

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ula

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• -ula: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ʊɫ̪ä]
• -ula: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]
• -ulā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.laː/, [ʊɫ̪äː]
• -ulā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.la/, [ulä]

Suffix

-ula

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

Suffix

-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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Polish

Compare Russian -у́ля (-úlja).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.la/

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• Rhymes: -ula
• Syllabification: u‧la

Suffix

-ula f

1. Forms feminine nouns, usually endearing

   ‎baba + ‎-ula → ‎babula

Declension

Declension of -ula

	singular	plural
nominative	-ula	-ule
genitive	-uli	-ul
dative	-uli	-ulom
accusative	-ulę	-ule
instrumental	-ulą	-ulami
locative	-uli	-ulach
vocative	-ulo	-ule

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ula

Further reading

• -ula in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -ula in Polish dictionaries at PWN