-uleus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From -ulus + -eus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-uleus m (genitive -uleī); second declension

  1. suffix forming masculine diminutives
    aculeusacus
    equuleusequus
    hinnuleushinnus
    manuleusmanus
    nucleus ← *nuculeusnux

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -uleus -uleī
Genitive -uleī -uleōrum
Dative -uleō -uleīs
Accusative -uleum -uleōs
Ablative -uleō -uleīs
Vocative -ulee -uleī

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