-uleus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -uleus

    From -ulus + -eus.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension

    1. suffix forming masculine diminutives
      aculeus ← acus
      equuleus ← equus
      hinnuleus ← hinnus
      manuleus ← manus
      nucleus ← *nuculeus ← nux

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative -uleus -uleī
    genitive -uleī -uleōrum
    dative -uleō -uleīs
    accusative -uleum -uleōs
    ablative -uleō -uleīs
    vocative -ulee -uleī

    Derived terms

    Latin terms suffixed with -uleus
    aculeus
    caeruleus
    equuleus
    hinnuleus

    References

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