-ла

See also: Appendix:Variations of "la"

Chuvash

Suffix

-ла • (-la)

1. Alternative form of -ле (-le, “denominal verb forming suffix”) (after back vowels).

Russian

Etymology

Cognate with Ukrainian -ло (-lo).

Pronunciation

• -ла: IPA^(key): [ɫə]

Suffix

-ла • (-la) m anim or f anim

1. Suffix appended to verbs or occasionally nouns to create a colloquial or slang animate agentive noun.

   ‎бомби́ть (bombítʹ, “to provide taxi services without a license”) (colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎бомби́ла (bombíla, “gypsy cab driver”) (colloquial)

   ‎води́ть (vodítʹ, “to drive”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎води́ла (vodíla, “driver”) (colloquial)

   ‎вообража́ть (voobražátʹ, “to be conceited, to show off”) (low colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎вообража́ла (voobražála, “smarty pants”) (colloquial, childish)

   ‎вышиба́ть (vyšibátʹ, “to kick out”) (colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎вышиба́ла (vyšibála, “bouncer”) (colloquial)

   ‎дрочи́ть (dročítʹ, “to jerk off, to wank”) (vulgar slang) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎дрочи́ла (dročíla, “wanker, masturbator”) (colloquial)

   ‎запева́ть (zapevátʹ, “to set the tune, to lead the singing”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎запева́ла (zapevála, “lead singer; (colloquial) instigator”)

   ‎зубри́ть (zubrítʹ, “to cram, to learn by rote”) (colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎зубри́ла (zubríla, “crammer, rote memorizer”) (colloquial)

   ‎кида́ть (kidátʹ, “to cheat, to swindle”) (colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎кида́ла (kidála, “con man”) (colloquial)

   ‎кути́ть (kutítʹ, “to carouse, to revel”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎кути́ла (kutíla, “carouser, reveller”)

   ‎ловчи́ть (lovčítʹ, “to dodge”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎ловчи́ла (lovčíla, “dodger, trickster”) (colloquial)

   ‎меня́ть (menjátʹ, “to change, to swap”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎меня́ла (menjála, “money changer”)

   ‎му́ди (múdi, “balls, testicles”) (vulgar) + ‎-и́ла (-íla) → ‎муди́ла (mudíla, “asshole, fuckwad”) (vulgar, offensive)

   ‎надува́ть (naduvátʹ, “to cheat, to swindle”) (colloquial) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎надува́ла (naduvála, “con man, swindler”) (colloquial)

   ‎реша́ть (rešátʹ, “to solve”) + ‎-ла (-la) → ‎реша́ла (rešála, “fixer, solver (of problems)”) (slang)

   ‎терпе́ть (terpétʹ, “to suffer, to endure”) + ‎-и́ла (-íla) → ‎терпи́ла (terpíla, “someone unable to stand up for themselves”) (slang, derogatory)

Declension

Declension of -ла (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	-ла -la	-лы -ly
genitive	-лы -ly	-л -l
dative	-ле -le	-лам -lam
accusative	-лу -lu	-л -l
instrumental	-лой, -лою -loj, -loju	-лами -lami
prepositional	-ле -le	-лах -lax

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -ла