-ola
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊlə
Etymology 1
From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine form of -ulus, -lus (diminutive suffix).
Suffix
-ola
- Used to form the names of several commercial companies and products.
- (entertainment industry) Used to form pejorative terms associated with commercial bribery.
- Used to form humorous and pejorative words.
Derived terms
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
- Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness
Derived terms
- Mazola
- canola
See also
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -oles)
- female equivalent of -ol
Derived terms
Catalan terms suffixed with -ola
Galician
Etymology
From Latin -olus. Doublet of -oa, which is no longer productive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔlɐ]
Suffix
-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)
- indicates either a diminutive or sometimes a pejorative derived form
Derived terms
From
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Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.la/
- Rhymes: -ɔla
- Hyphenation: -ò‧la
- Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ole, masculine -olo, masculine plural -oli)
- feminine of -olo
Suffix
-ola
- feminine singular of -olo
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.la/
- Hyphenation: -o‧la
- Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.
Suffix
-ola f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ole, masculine -olo, masculine plural -oli)
- feminine of -olo
Latin
Suffix
-ola
- inflection of -olus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-olā
- ablative feminine singular of -olus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin -olus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lɐ/
Suffix
-ola m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -olas)
- 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”)
- gordo (“fat”) + -ola → gordola (“fattie”) (pejorative)
- nerd (“nerd”) + -ola → nerdola (“no-life nerd”) (pejorative)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-ola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “-ola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɫa/
Suffix
-ola f
- nominal suffix
Usage notes
- This suffix is only used in one word: mŕtvola, hence the genitive plural form -ôl is hypothetical.
Declension
| 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