-ola
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin -ola, -ula, feminine from of -ulus, -lus (“diminutive suffix”)
Suffix [edit]
-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 [edit]
See also [edit]
- (commercial names at Wikipedia): Motorola, Moviola, Movieola, Pianola (in article on player pianos), Radiola, Victrola
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin oleum (“oil, olive oil”)
Suffix [edit]
-ola
- Used to form words relating to oil or oiliness
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Canola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Canola- Crayola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Crayola
Latin [edit]
Suffix [edit]
-ola
- nominative feminine singular of -olus
- nominative neuter plural of -olus
- accusative neuter plural of -olus
- vocative feminine singular of -olus
- vocative neuter plural of -olus
-olā
- ablative feminine singular of -olus
