-lus

See also: lus, lús, lûs, and luš

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lus/, [ɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lus/, [lus]

Suffix

-lus (feminine -la, neuter -lum); first/second-declension suffix

1. Alternative form of -ulus

Usage notes

The suffix -lus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.

Examples:

‎liber (“book”) + ‎-lus → ‎libellus (“booklet”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-lus	-la	-lum		-lī	-lae	-la
Genitive	-lī	-lae	-lī		-lōrum	-lārum	-lōrum
Dative	-lō		-lō		-līs
Accusative	-lum	-lam	-lum		-lōs	-lās	-la
Ablative	-lō	-lā	-lō		-līs
Vocative	-le	-la	-lum		-lī	-lae	-la

Derived terms

• -ellus
• -illus
• -ullus

Latin terms suffixed with -lus