-uleus
Latin
Etymology
From -ulus + -eus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.le.us/, [ˈʊ.ɫe.ʊs]
Suffix
-uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension
- suffix forming masculine diminutives
- aculeus ← acus
- equuleus ← equus
- hinnuleus ← hinnus
- manuleus ← manus
- nūcleus ← *nuculeus ← nux
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -uleus | -uleī |
| Genitive | -uleī | -uleōrum |
| Dative | -uleō | -uleīs |
| Accusative | -uleum | -uleōs |
| Ablative | -uleō | -uleīs |
| Vocative | -ulee | -uleī |
References
- “-uleus” on page 2,084/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)